bungle
English Thesaurus
1. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | error, fault, mistake, |
| definition | : | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bobble, |
| definition | : | the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | snafu, |
| definition | : | an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | spectacle, |
| definition | : | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bull, |
| definition | : | a serious and ludicrous blunder (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fumble, muff, |
| definition | : | (sports) dropping the ball (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fluff, |
| definition | : | a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | howler, |
| definition | : | a glaring blunder (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | clanger, |
| definition | : | a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate (noun.act) |
2. spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | act, behave, do, |
| definition | : | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself (verb.body) |
3. make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social)
4. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bungle, |
| definition | : | spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil, |
| definition | : | make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social) |
5. spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body)
| derivation | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
| definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
6. make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
| definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fluff, |
| definition | : | a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | screwup, |
| definition | : | the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | spoil, spoilage, spoiling, |
| definition | : | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it (noun.act) |
7. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bungle, |
| definition | : | spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil, |
| definition | : | make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social) |
8. spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body)
| derivation | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
| definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
9. make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
| definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fluff, |
| definition | : | a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | screwup, |
| definition | : | the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | spoil, spoilage, spoiling, |
| definition | : | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it (noun.act) |
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