bungling

adjective

Meaning

Acting in a clumsy, incompetent, or poorly organized manner that leads to failure.

Examples

The company's bungling management team failed to notice the massive accounting error for three years.
His bungling efforts to fix the plumbing resulted in a flooded kitchen and a much larger repair bill.

Synonyms: clumsy, inept, incompetent, maladroit

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bungling

adjective

Pronunciation: ˈbʌŋɡlɪŋ

Definition

Acting in a clumsy, incompetent, or poorly organized manner that leads to failure.

Examples

The company's bungling management team failed to notice the massive accounting error for three years.
His bungling efforts to fix the plumbing resulted in a flooded kitchen and a much larger repair bill.
Critics described the government's bungling response to the crisis as a series of avoidable mistakes.

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