botch

bɑːtʃ

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Definition of botch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

mistakespoil through clumsiness or ineptitude

They botched the cake by adding too much salt.

bungle

fumble

mishandle

poor executioncarry out a task badly due to carelessness or lack of skill

He botched the repair job so badly that it cost more to fix it..

bungle

flub

mess up

Noun

errorsstupid or embarrassing mistake

Forgetting the lines was a botch.

blunder

fumble

mishap

poor execution

bungled or poorly done task

The entire project was a botch, requiring redoing from scratch.

blunder

flub

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Expressions with botch

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botch up

ruin something by poor work

The contractor botched up the renovation, causing further delays..

botch job

work done poorly or carelessly

The repair was a complete botch job.

botch-up

situation handled with incompetence

The event planning was a botch-up from start to finish.

Origin of botch

Unknown, possibly botch (to bungle)

Terms with botch included in their meaning

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foul up

mistake

make a mess or botch something

goof

mistake

bungle or botch something

Examples of botch in a sentence

The mechanic botched the car repair, causing more issues.
She botched the cake recipe, and it tasted awful.
They botched the presentation, missing all key points.
The botch in the report cost them the contract.
Her botch during the presentation was hard to ignore.
The report was a botch and had to be rewritten.

His first attempt was a botch, but he improved.

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French:rater, gaffe, ...
German:verpfuschen, Patzer, ...
Italian:rovinare, pasticcio, ...
Spanish:arruinar, chapuza, ...
Portuguese:estragar, trapalhada, ...
Chinese:搞砸, 失误, ...
Japanese:台無しにする, 失敗, ...
Arabic:أَفْسَدَ, خَطَأ مُخْزٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְפַשֵּׁל, פַּאשְׁלָה, ...
Russian:испортить, ляп, ...
Ukrainian:псувати, провал, ...
Hindi:बिगाड़ना, चूक, ...
Bengali:নষ্ট করা, ভুল, ...
Catalan:espatllar, nyap, ...
Czech:zpackat, zpackání, ...
Danish:kludre i, brøler, ...
Dutch:verpesten, blunder, ...
Greek:τα θαλασσώνω, γκάφα, ...
Hungarian:elrontani, baklövés, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យខូច, កំហុសឆ្គង, ...
Korean:망치다, 실수, ...
Persian:خراب کردن, گاف, ...
Polish:zepsuć, wpadka, ...
Portuguese (BR):estragar, trapalhada, ...
Romanian:a strica, eșec, ...
Swedish:slarva med, tabbe, ...
Thai:ทำเสีย, ความผิดพลาด, ...
Turkish:mahvetmek, hata, ...
Vietnamese:làm hỏng, sai sót, ...

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