: badly done : unsuccessful because of mistakes : botched
a bungled robbery
a badly bungled attempt
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Critics charge the village acted hastily in a bungled attempt to unsuccessfully relocate Northbrook’s Metra station south to the former Grainger site.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
With the aura of a cult leader, Nayeri schemed for a payday with dim-bulb high school pals in a bungled plot that left an innocent man mutilated for life.
—Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
The regional head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, threw his phone down and swore at local officials over the bungled mobilization effort.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022
Earlier this month, for instance, the FDA announced an embarrassing backpedal in its bungled attempt to ban Juul e-cigarette products.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 July 2022
After abandoning its bungled attempt to storm Kyiv two months ago, Russia declared that taking the entire Donbas is its main objective.
—Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
The bungled response to a problem discovered two weeks before the election left many key primary races hanging for over a week after Election Day.
—Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 6 June 2022
But in the short term and long, the world appears more at risk of a nuclear conflict as a result of Putin’s bungled invasion and nuclear threats, according to arms control experts and negotiators.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022
Some Hollywood insiders say Chapek’s bungled response reflects a lack of experience in the creative side of Hollywood before taking the CEO job.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2022
Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
With the aura of a cult leader, Nayeri schemed for a payday with dim-bulb high school pals in a bungled plot that left an innocent man mutilated for life.
—Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
The regional head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, threw his phone down and swore at local officials over the bungled mobilization effort.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022
Earlier this month, for instance, the FDA announced an embarrassing backpedal in its bungled attempt to ban Juul e-cigarette products.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 July 2022
After abandoning its bungled attempt to storm Kyiv two months ago, Russia declared that taking the entire Donbas is its main objective.
—Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
The bungled response to a problem discovered two weeks before the election left many key primary races hanging for over a week after Election Day.
—Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 6 June 2022
But in the short term and long, the world appears more at risk of a nuclear conflict as a result of Putin’s bungled invasion and nuclear threats, according to arms control experts and negotiators.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022
Some Hollywood insiders say Chapek’s bungled response reflects a lack of experience in the creative side of Hollywood before taking the CEO job.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2022
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“Bungled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungled. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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