verknoeien — meaning in English

English meaning

• bungle verb To perform a task badly through carelessness or lack of skill; to botch.
• mar verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.

Senses

verknoeien is used for these senses in English:

• bungle (transitive) To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.
• mar (transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.

bungle — full definition

1. verb To perform a task badly through carelessness or lack of skill; to botch.
2. noun A poorly handled situation caused by incompetence; a blunder.

mar — full definition

1. verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
2. noun A flaw or blemish.

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