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bungle

noun verb

an embarrassing mistake

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
B
Ends with
E
Contains
UN
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈbʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. an embarrassing mistake

verb

  1. spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly

    “I bungled it!”

verb

  1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin

    “I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”

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Example Sentences

I bungled it!
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

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