Bungling Meaning in English
word · lemma: bungle
ˈbəŋɡəɫɪŋ/, /ˈbəŋɡɫɪŋ
BUNG-ling
bˈʌŋɡəlɪŋ
BUNG-uh-ling
Definition
Describes actions or people that are clumsy, make mistakes, or handle things in an awkward or careless way.
Usage & Nuances
Usually informal and often used to criticize how someone performs a task. Common with nouns like 'bungling employee', 'bungling attempt', or 'bungling response'. Not as strong as 'incompetent', more about clumsy mistakes.
Spanish: torpe - chapuceroPortuguese (BR): desastrado - atrapalhadoPortuguese (PT): desastrado - trapalhãoChinese (Simplified): 笨拙的 - 搞砸的Chinese (Traditional): 笨拙的 - 搞砸的Hindi: अनाड़ीपन - गड़बड़ीArabic: غير كفء - أخرقBengali: অদক্ষতা - বিশৃঙ্খল আচরণRussian: неуклюжесть - неумелостьJapanese: 不器用さ - ドジな行動Vietnamese: vụng về - lóng ngóngKorean: 서투름 - 어설픈 행동Turkish: beceriksizlik - sakarlıkUrdu: اناڑی پن - بے ڈھنگا پنIndonesian: ketidaksempurnaan - kecerobohan
Example Sentences
The bungling waiter spilled soup on the table.
basic
Their bungling of the project caused many problems.
basic
A bungling attempt was made to fix the printer.
basic
After his bungling explanation, no one understood the instructions.
natural
The team’s bungling cost us the championship.
natural
I'm tired of his bungling when things get serious.
natural