flubbed

flʌbd

Definition of flubbed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

mistake

done poorly or incorrectly

The actor's flubbed lines ruined the scene.

botched

bungled

spoiled

messed up or spoiled

The flubbed attempt at baking left a mess in the kitchen.

botched

bungled

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Origin of flubbed

American English, flub (to botch)

Examples of flubbed in a sentence

The flubbed project cost the company millions.
His flubbed speech embarrassed him.
The flubbed project was a huge disappointment.

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French:raté, gâché, ...
German:schlecht gemacht, verpfuscht, ...
Italian:fallito, fallit@, ...
Spanish:fallido, fallid@, ...
Portuguese:mal feito, arruinado, ...
Chinese:搞砸的, 弄糟的, ...
Japanese:失敗した, 台無しになった, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُتْقَن, مُفسَد, ...
Hebrew:מְשֻׁבָּשׁ, מְפוּשָׁל, ...
Russian:плохо сделанный, испорченный, ...
Ukrainian:погано виконаний, зіпсований, ...
Hindi:खराब किया हुआ, बिगड़ा हुआ, ...
Bengali:খারাপভাবে করা, বিপর্যস্ত, ...
Catalan:mal fet, espifiat, ...
Czech:zpackaný, pokažený, ...
Danish:dårligt udført, ødelagt, ...
Dutch:slecht gedaan, mislukt, ...
Greek:κακοφτιαγμένος, χαλασμένος, ...
Hungarian:elrontott, elszúrt, ...
Khmer:ខុសឆ្គង, ធ្វើឱ្យខូចខាត, ...
Korean:엉망인, 망친, ...
Persian:بد انجام شده, خراب شده, ...
Polish:spartaczony, nieudany, ...
Portuguese (BR):mal feito, arruinado, ...
Romanian:prost făcut, eșuat, ...
Swedish:misslyckad, förstörd, ...
Thai:ที่ทำผิดพลาด, ที่ทำพัง, ...
Turkish:kötü yapılmış, bozulmuş, ...
Vietnamese:làm hỏng, hỏng, ...

flub

flʌb

flubbing

Definition of flub - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

error

make a mistake that ruins or messes up something

He flubbed the speech and forgot his lines.

botch

bungle

Noun

stage slip

small blunder during an act or task, often mildly embarrassing

He made a flub in his speech but quickly recovered.

clashing

discordant

jarring

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Expressions with flub

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flub up

make a mistake or handle poorly

He flubbed up the presentation with wrong data.

flub one's lines

make a mistake while saying memorized words

He flubbed his lines during the school play.

Origin of flub

Unknown

Examples of flub in a sentence

She didn't want to flub the delicate negotiation.
Her only flub in the performance was forgetting one line.
The interview went well despite a minor flub on his first answer.

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French:gâcher, gaffe, ...
German:vermasseln, Patzer, ...
Italian:rovinare, gaffe, ...
Spanish:estropear, pifia, ...
Portuguese:estragar, erro, ...
Chinese:搞砸, 小失误, ...
Japanese:しくじる, ミス, ...
Arabic:أَخْطَأَ, هَفْوَة, ...
Hebrew:לְפַשֵּׁל, פְּלִיטַת פֶּה, ...
Russian:запороть, ляп, ...
Ukrainian:запороти, ляп, ...
Hindi:गड़बड़ करना, छोटी चूक, ...
Bengali:ভুল করা, হোঁচট, ...
Catalan:espatllar, lapsus, ...
Czech:zkazit, kiks, ...
Danish:kludre i, bommert, ...
Dutch:verknallen, blunder, ...
Greek:τα κάνω θάλασσα, γκάφα, ...
Hungarian:elrontani, baki, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យខូចខាត, កំហុសតូច, ...
Korean:실수하다, 실수, ...
Persian:گند زدن, گاف, ...
Polish:schrzanić, wpadka, ...
Portuguese (BR):errar, gafe, ...
Romanian:a da greș, gafă, ...
Swedish:tabba sig, tabbe, ...
Thai:ทำพลาด, ความผิดพลาดเล็กน้อย, ...
Turkish:berbat etmek, pot, ...
Vietnamese:làm hỏng, lỗi nhỏ, ...

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