Bungle

To mess up a task because you didn't do it carefully, which can lead to mistakes or problems.

Examples

• When I tried to bake cookies by myself, I really bungled the recipe and ended up with a gooey mess.
• During our science project, we bungled the experiment by mixing the wrong ingredients, and it didn’t work at all.
• In soccer practice, I bungled my kick and accidentally sent the ball flying into the neighbor's yard.

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