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verb (used with object)
1.
to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
verb (used without object)
2.
to perform or work clumsily or inadequately: He is a fool who bungles consistently.
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Origin:
1520–30; of uncertain origin
1520–30; of uncertain origin
Related forms
bun·gler, noun
bun·gling·ly, adverb
un·bun·gling, adjective
Synonyms
1. mismanage, muddle, spoil, ruin; foul up.
1. mismanage, muddle, spoil, ruin; foul up.
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Word Origin & History
bungle
1520s, origin obscure, perhaps a mix of boggle and bumble, or more likely from a Scandinavian word akin to Swed. bangla "to work ineffectually," from O.Swed. bunga "to strike" (cf. Ger. Bengel "cudgel," also "rude fellow"). Related: Bungled; bungler; bungling.
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