bungle meaning and definition

BUNGLE noun

Definition of bungle (noun)

1. an embarrassing mistake
   • synonyms: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall

BUNGLE verb

Definition of bungle (verb)

1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
   • "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
   • synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil
2. spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
   • "I bungled it!"