: badly done : unsuccessful because of mistakes : botched
a bungled robbery
a badly bungled attempt
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But Alabama has consistently defended its nitrogen gas protocol as an effective and humane alternative to lethal injection, the default execution method that also faced heavy scrutiny in Alabama after multiple bungled execution attempts.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Employing a cast of non-professional locals, the film playfully interrogates the brutal but bungled occupation while also allowing its actors — many of whom are descendants of the fascists’ victims — to reinterpret and reclaim a chapter in their city’s past.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
Otherwise realistic-looking visuals end up pockmarked with bungled street signs and distorted billboards.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
An easy, breezy Sunday turned dark in the seventh inning, when a couple slowly rolled singles, a bungled play at second base, a grand slam, two doubles and a walk turned a five-run lead into a two-run deficit.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Employing a cast of non-professional locals, the film playfully interrogates the brutal but bungled occupation while also allowing its actors — many of whom are descendants of the fascists’ victims — to reinterpret and reclaim a chapter in their city’s past.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
Otherwise realistic-looking visuals end up pockmarked with bungled street signs and distorted billboards.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
An easy, breezy Sunday turned dark in the seventh inning, when a couple slowly rolled singles, a bungled play at second base, a grand slam, two doubles and a walk turned a five-run lead into a two-run deficit.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Bungled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungled. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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