Meaning & use
bungling
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Clumsy or incompetent in carrying out a task, often causing mistakes or a mess.
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The bungling attempt to fix the leak left the kitchen flooded.
Critics mocked the government's bungling response to the crisis.
A note on using this word
Often carries a mocking or exasperated tone, describing repeated or foolish errors rather than a single small mistake.
Words with a similar meaning
clumsyinept
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Words with an opposite meaning
skillfulcompetent
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