3
mar(verb, fail, blow, blunder, fumble)
3
mishandle(verb, help, correct, harm, blunder)
3
muddle(verb, help, correct, harm, blunder)
3
muff(verb, help, correct, blow, harm)
2
bugger up
2
distort(verb, fail, blow, spoil, blunder)
2
err(verb, blow, harm, overlook, blunder)
2
goof(blow, harm, spoil, confuse, overlook)
2
gum
2
make a muck of(verb, expression, idiom, help, correct)
2
mend(verb, fail, blow, spoil, blunder)
2
mismanage(verb, help, correct, harm, blunder)
2
queer
2
ruin(verb, fail, damage, blow, spoil)
2
snarl up(expression, goof, scrabble, misgovern)
2
thwart
2
upset
1
abuse
1
be incompetent(abuse, blow, harm, spoil, confuse)
1
be inefficient(abuse, blow, harm, spoil, confuse)
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