History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
bungle

to do (a piece of work) badly and clumsily

blunder, mess up

complicate

to make (something) difficult to do or understand

confuse, make difficult

disconcert

to upset the calmness or confidence of (a person)

shake up; confuse

err

to make mistakes; do or be wrong

make a mistake; do wrong

flounder

to make wild and usually useless efforts (as when one is in deep water and unable to swim)

struggle; be in the dark

frustrate

to prevent (a person) from doing something; to prevent (plans) from being carried out

thwart, disappoint

injure

to harm, damage, (a person, part of the body)

hurt, harm

mar

to spoil (beauty, a feeling etc); March

hurt, damage

mars

(in Roman myth) the god of war; the planet fourth in order of the sun

hurt, damage

misdirect

to give the wrong direction to (a person, letter etc)

mess up

misgovern

to govern (a country) badly

mess up

mishandle

to deal with (a situation, person etc) roughly, inefficiently or without ability

bobble

muff

a covering, open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm

bungle

obstruct

to block up (a road, view etc); to make (the progress etc of something) difficult

prevent, restrict

play-off

(of teams, players etc with equal scores) to play a deciding match

stop, hinder

thwart

to oppose or prevent (something) successfully

stop, hinder

FOUL UP as in Wiktionary
FOUL UP as in Wikipedia