I'm writing a paper on Romeo and Juliet and how Frair Lawrence and the Nurse are to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths and I'm looking for a word. I've looked at other posts but I just see the same few answers. I'm more looking for one word rather than a statement. I saw things like 'hindering rather than helping' and the slang term 'Verschlimmbesserung' but I feel like they just aren't cutting it.
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A potential option -
bungle
a task carried out in a clumsy or incompetent way.
It doesn’t quite have the exact meaning you’re requesting insofar as there’s no requirement for the bungler to have good intentions; one could, for instance, bungle something evil.
Nevertheless, it’s the best I can come up with.
inadvertent– leoOrion Jan 05 '22 at 05:34