Bumbler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdhaʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌmblə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌmblə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdhaʊs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blunderer botcher stumbler bungler sad sack butcher fuckup fumbler

Word Forms

bungle	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
blunder	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
fumble	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
bumble	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
stumble	verb	make an error
botch	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
butcherly	adjective	poorly done

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hummel

jemand, der aus Inkompetenz Fehler macht

🇫🇷French

gaffeur

quelqu'un qui fait des erreurs à cause de son incompétence

🇪🇸Spanish

torpe

alguien que comete errores por incompetencia

🇮🇹Italian

bombolone

qualcuno che commette errori a causa della sua incompetenza

🇳🇱Dutch

stuntelaar

iemand die fouten maakt vanwege incompetentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

trapalhão

alguém que comete erros por incompetência

🇷🇺Russian

бездельник

тот, кто совершает ошибки из-за некомпетентности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भौंरा

कोई व्यक्ति जो अक्षमता के कारण गलतियाँ करता है

🇮🇳Tamil

பம்ப்லர்

திறமையின்மையால் தவறு செய்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బంబ్లర్

అసమర్థత కారణంగా తప్పులు చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

बंबलर

कोणीतरी जो अक्षमतेमुळे चुका करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

બમ્બલર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અસમર્થતાને કારણે ભૂલો કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಬ್ಲರ್

ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബംബ്ലർ

കഴിവില്ലായ്മ കാരണം തെറ്റുകൾ വരുത്തുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੰਬਲਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھڑکنے والا

کوئی جو نااہلی کی وجہ سے غلطیاں کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

貉貉

由于无能而犯错误的人

🇯🇵Japanese

バンブラー

無能のせいで間違いを犯す人

🇰🇷Korean

범블러

무능해서 실수하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con ong

một người mắc sai lầm vì thiếu năng lực

🇹🇭Thai

คนบับเบิ้ล

คนที่ทำผิดพลาดเพราะไร้ความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengacau

seseorang yang melakukan kesalahan karena ketidakmampuannya

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

باملر

کسی که به دلیل بی کفایتی اشتباه می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

beceriksiz

beceriksizliği nedeniyle hata yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

באמבלר

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