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bun·gle  audio  (bnggl) KEY 

VERB:
bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles
VERB:
intr.
To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
VERB:
tr.
To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch.
NOUN:
A clumsy or inept performance; a botch: made a bungle of the case due to inexperience.
ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps of Scandinavian origin

OTHER FORMS:
bungler(Noun), bungling·ly(Adverb)


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