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 bungle bungle /ˈbʌŋɡəl/

noun

  1. An embarrassing mistake  ( bloomer [Informal] , blooper [Informal, N. American] , boner [Informal, N. American] , boo-boo [Informal] , botch , bungle , flub [Informal, N. American] , foul-up , fuckup [Vulgar] , blunder , pratfall [Informal] )
    an embarrassing mistake

verb

  1. Spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly  ( bungle )
    spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
     I bungled it!
    I bungled it!
  2. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin  ( ball up [Vulgar] , blow , bobble [ N. American] , bodge [Informal, British] , bollix [Vulgar] , bollix up [Vulgar] , bollocks [Vulgar] , bollocks up [British, Vulgar] , botch , botch up , bumble , bungle , flub [Informal, N. American] , fluff [Informal] , fumble , mishandle , muff [Informal] , screw up [Informal] , balls up [Informal] , goof up [Informal] , make a hash of [Informal] , foul up , fuck up [Vulgar] , louse up [Informal] , mess up , muck up [Informal] , spoil )
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
     I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
    I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
     The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
    the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement