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
Stümper
jemand, der aus Inkompetenz Fehler macht
🇫🇷French
bousilleur
quelqu'un qui fait des erreurs à cause de son incompétence
🇪🇸Spanish
chapucero
alguien que comete errores por incompetencia
🇮🇹Italian
pasticcione
qualcuno che commette errori a causa della sua incompetenza
🇳🇱Dutch
knoeier
iemand die fouten maakt vanwege incompetentie
🇵🇹Portuguese
trapalhão
alguém que comete erros por incompetência
🇷🇺Russian
работник
тот, кто совершает ошибки из-за некомпетентности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गोलमाल करनेवाला
कोई व्यक्ति जो अक्षमता के कारण गलतियाँ करता है
🇧🇩Bengali
বাংলার
কেউ যে অযোগ্যতার কারণে ভুল করে
🇮🇳Tamil
பங்லர்
திறமையின்மையால் தவறு செய்பவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
బంగ్లర్
అసమర్థత కారణంగా తప్పులు చేసే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
बंगलर
कोणीतरी जो अक्षमतेमुळे चुका करतो
🇮🇳Gujarati
બંગલર
કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અસમર્થતાને કારણે ભૂલો કરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಂಗ್ಲರ್
ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബംഗ്ലർ
കഴിവില്ലായ്മ കാരണം തെറ്റുകൾ വരുത്തുന്ന ഒരാൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੁੰਡਾਗਰਦੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ
ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
گھومنے والا
کوئی جو نااہلی کی وجہ سے غلطیاں کرتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
笨蛋
由于无能而犯错误的人
🇯🇵Japanese
失敗者
無能のせいで間違いを犯す人
🇰🇷Korean
서투른 사람
무능해서 실수하는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người vụng về
một người mắc sai lầm vì thiếu năng lực
🇹🇭Thai
คนร้าย
คนที่ทำผิดพลาดเพราะไร้ความสามารถ
🇮🇩Indonesian
pekerja buruk
seseorang yang melakukan kesalahan karena ketidakmampuannya
🇲🇾Malay
orang bodoh
seseorang yang melakukan kesilapan kerana ketidakcekapan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فاشل
شخص يرتكب الأخطاء بسبب عدم الكفاءة
🇮🇷Persian
سارق
کسی که به دلیل بی کفایتی اشتباه می کند
🇹🇷Turkish
beceriksiz
beceriksizliği nedeniyle hata yapan biri
🇮🇱Hebrew
בנגלר
מישהו שעושה טעויות בגלל חוסר יכולת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bungler'?
The primary meaning of 'bungler' is 'someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bungler' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bungler' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bungler' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bungler' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'bungler' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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