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bungle
noun
verb
An embarrassing mistake
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ˈbʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l
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noun
An embarrassing mistake
verb
Spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
“I bungled it!”
verb
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
“I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”
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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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