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bungler

/ˈbʌŋɡlər/

Meanings
noun
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.

Examples :

"The repairs were so badly done that it was clear the plumber was a complete bungler. "
character person human

Related Words

Illustration plumber

plumber noun

/ˈplʌmə/

One who works in or with lead.

"The old plumber worked with lead pipes in the school's plumbing system. "

Illustration done

done verb

/dʌn/ /dəʊn/

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

"We are done with the math homework now. "

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration repairs

repairs noun

/rɪˈpɛrz/ /rəˈpɛrz/

The act of repairing something.

"I took the car to the workshop for repair."

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

Illustration complete

complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

A completed survey.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

Illustration clear

clear noun

/klɪə(ɹ)/ /klɪɹ/

Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

"a room ten feet square in the clear"

Illustration makes

makes noun

/meɪks/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

Illustration were

were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

A man, a husband

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

Illustration mistakes

mistakes noun

/mɪsˈteɪks/

An error; a blunder.

""Everyone makes mistakes when they are learning something new." "

Illustration incompetence

incompetence noun

/ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns/ /ɪŋˈkɒmpɪtəns/

Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

"The student's incompetence in math was evident; he consistently struggled with even the simplest equations. "

Illustration badly

badly adjective

/ˈbæd.li/

Ill, unwell.

"My grandmother is feeling badly today; she has a headache. "