bungling
noun
[ ˈbʌŋɡlɪŋ ]
• the action or fact of carrying out a task clumsily or incompetently.
• "he was heavily criticized for his bungling of the case"
bungling
adjective
• making or characterized by many clumsy mistakes.
• "the work of a bungling amateur"
Similar:
incompetent,
blundering,
amateurish,
inept,
unskilful,
inexpert,
clumsy,
maladroit,
gauche,
awkward,
inefficient,
muddled,
oafish,
clodhopping,
bumbling,
stumbling,
lumbering,
foolish,
useless,
ham-fisted,
ham-handed,
cack-handed,
bungle
verb
• carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently.
• "he bungled his first attempt to manage a group of professional players"
Similar:
mishandle,
mismanage,
mess up,
make a mess of,
botch,
spoil,
mar,
ruin,
make a hash of,
muff,
fluff,
foul up,
screw up,
louse up,
bitch up,
blow,
foozle,
make a muck of,
make a pig's ear of,
cock up,
make a Horlicks of,
flub,
goof up,
bobble,
fuck up,
bollix up,
bugger up,
balls up,
Opposite:
succeed in,
manage successfully,
Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin; compare with bumble.
