1. to carry out (a task) badly or carelessly

1. a mistake or failure, especially due to incompetence

Examples

• The contractor bungled the kitchen renovation.
• She bungled her presentation by forgetting her notes.
• Don’t bungle this opportunity to make a good impression.
• The whole project was a complete bungle from start to finish.
• His bungle cost the team the championship.
• They managed to bungle even the simplest tasks.
• The repair job was such a bungle that we had to hire someone else.