Definition
Doing something clumsily or badly, making mistakes or being awkward in your actions.
Etymology
From 'bungle,' which may come from Old Norse 'bungla' or Scandinavian roots meaning 'to work badly.' It entered English in the 1600s as a term for clumsy work.
Kelly Says
A 'bungler' is someone who bungles, but isn't it funny how 'bungle' itself sounds sort of clumsy and awkward? The word's sound actually matches its meaning—that's word magic!
Translations
BNবাংলা
অসম্ভব
os-om-bo-b
CSČeština
nepohodlnost
ne-po-hod-nost
DADansk
klummende
klu-men-de
DEDeutsch
ungleiches Handeln
ung-lay-ches han-de-len
ELΕλληνικά
αδέξια
a-de-k-sia
ESEspañol
torpeza
tor-peh-sa
FISuomi
kummallinen
kum-ma-li-nen
FRFrançais
maladresse
ma-la-d-res
HEעברית
בלתי-רגישות
ba-le-ti-re-gi-sh-ut
HIहिन्दी
असफलता
as-faal-ta
HUMagyar
balgaság
bal-ga-sagh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kaku
ka-ku
ITItaliano
imbrattamento
im-bra-tta-men-to
JA日本語
ぎこちない
gi-ko-chi-nai
KKKK
қажетсіз
qa-jet-si-z
MSBahasa Melayu
canggung
chan-gung
NLNederlands
onhandig
on-han-dig
NONorsk
klumpete
klu-mpe-te
PLPolski
nieporęczny
nie-po-reh-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
desajeitada
de-sa-zhe-i-dah-da
RORomână
îngrozitor
ing-ro-zi-tor
RUРусский
неловкость
ne-lov-kost'
SVSvenska
klumpigt
klump-igt
TAதமிழ்
திறமையற்ற
thi-ra-mai-ya-rat-ta
TEతెలుగు
చాలా తప్పుగా
cha-la tha-ppu-ga
TLTL
malikhain
ma-li-kai-hain
UKУкраїнська
незграбність
nez-grab-nist'
VITiếng Việt
lúng túng
lung tung