Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bungled

/bˈʌŋɡəld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: bun-gled
IPA: /bˈʌŋɡəld/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.

verb

simple past and past participle of bungle

Example Sentences

"There was a whiff of farce about Southampton’s second goal too, as, six minutes later, a bungled Sunderland pass ricocheted off Will Buckley’s backside to the feet of Dusan Tadic."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bungle Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bungled From bungle + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more bungled (comparative) most bungled (superlative)

Synonyms

botched

Questions

How do you pronounce bungled?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌŋɡəld/.
What does bungled mean?: Incompetently performed; ruined through incompetent action; botched up.
Where does bungled come from?: Etymology tree English bungle Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bungled From bungle + -ed.

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