bungle

1. 1.

   an embarrassing mistake

   Synonymsblunderblooperbloomerpratfallfoul-upfuckupflubbotchbonerboo-boo

   Broadermistake

   Narrowerbobblesnafuspectaclebullfumbleflufffaux pashowlerclangertrip

Other forms of bungle

plural

bungles·

past tense

bungled·

present participle

bungling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bungle

What does bungle mean?

bungle means "make a mess of, destroy or ruin". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bungle?

bungle has 2 syllables: bun-gle. The stress falls on "bun". In IPA it is /ˈbʌŋɡəl/.

What is another word for bungle?

Close synonyms include botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bungle a common word?

bungle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.