bungling

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  2. verb spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
  3. adjective showing lack of skill or aptitude

Etymology

From the verb bungle.

Synonyms

botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up

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