bungle
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Definition of bungle
: to act or work clumsily and awkwardly bungled badly in the campaign
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blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bumble, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up
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The health organization was accused of bungling its response to the earlier West Africa outbreak –the biggest Ebola outbreak in history which resulted in more than 11,000 deaths. — Saleh Mwanamilongo, USA TODAY, "Congo to begin vaccinating against Ebola on Monday," 20 May 2018 The bad news is that their appearances together are doing precious little to promote the book, because Bill Clinton can't stop bungling questions about Monica Lewinsky and the #MeToo movement in spectacular fashion. — Jay Willis, GQ, "Bill Clinton Still Doesn't Get It," 6 June 2018 According to news reports, Asemani’s former patients filed multiple civil suits against him for botched dental procedures that ranged from removing three good teeth to a root canal bungled so badly that the patient bled for two weeks. — Washington Post, "As he graduates from Wharton, Maryland boy thinks of tragedy," 25 May 2018 His attorneys, in court hearings and filings, have painted a picture of an incompetent prosecutor who rather than working with police to investigate Greitens hired a private investigator who bungled the probe, hid evidence and lied to the court. — NBC News, "Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens charged with a second felony, accused of misusing a charity donor list," 21 Apr. 2018 The lawyer also contacted the state’s attorney, who would eventually conclude that the officers bungled the case, and would order the department to assign two new, competent detectives to pursue a serious investigation of the crime. — Ruth Padawer, New York Times, "Should Statutes of Limitations for Rape Be Abolished?," 19 June 2018 Two big foreign policy stories broke Tuesday night: U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley effectively said the White House bungled its announcement of new Russia sanctions. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "The Nikki Haley mess, and what it says about the Trump-Kim Jong Un summit," 18 Apr. 2018 Managers too lazy to supervise or too cowardly to fire would dispatch to the copy desk anybody who had bungled every other assignment. — John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com, "We owe a debt to Hank Glamann," 13 July 2018 Kilimnik wrote to Manafort in a December 2004 memo analyzing Russia’s bungled efforts to manipulate political events in former Soviet states. — Maria Danilova, The Seattle Times, "Russian charged with Trump’s ex-campaign chief is key figure," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bungle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bungle
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English Language Learners Definition of bungle
: to make mistakes in doing (something) : to not do (something) well or successfully
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Kids Definition of bungle
: to act, do, make, or work badly bungled the job
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