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Bungle is defined as to mess up a task, or to make careless errors.

(verb)

When you miscount when doing inventory, this is an example of a time when you bungle.

The definition of a bungle is a mistake or failure.

(noun)

A mistake in the inventory that is made because you are confused is an example of a bungle.

See bungle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb bungled, bungling

to spoil by clumsy work or action; botch

Origin: < ? Swed bangla, to work ineffectually

intransitive verb

to do or make things badly or clumsily

noun

a bungling, or clumsy, act
a bungled piece of work

Related Forms:

bungler noun
bunglingly adverb

See bungle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles

verb, intransitive

To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.

verb, transitive

To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch.

noun

A clumsy or inept performance; a botch: made a bungle of the case due to inexperience.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps of Scandinavian origin

Related Forms:

bunˈgler noun

bunˈgling·ly adverb

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