botched
bɒʧt
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Definition of botched - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

qualitydone badly because of lack of skill or care
  • The botched repair made things worse.
  • The botched paint job looked terrible.
  • A botched attempt at fixing the leak caused flooding.
bungled flawed
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Expressions with botched

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work done badly or carelessly with many mistakes
The repairs were a botched job and made things worse.

Origin of botched

Middle English, bocchen (to repair badly)

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botched job
poorly executed task or job
botched job
something done badly or clumsily

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  1. French:raté, ...
  2. German:verpfuscht, ...
  3. Italian:malfatto, ...
  4. Spanish:chapucero, ...
  5. Portuguese:malfeito, ...
  6. Chinese:拙劣的, ...
  7. Japanese:失敗した, ...
  8. Arabic:مُتْقَن بشكل سيئ, ...
  9. Hebrew:כּוֹשֵׁל, ...
  10. Russian:неумелый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:невдалий, ...
  12. Hindi:बिगड़ा हुआ, ...
botch
bɑːtʃ

Definition of botch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
mistakespoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
  • They botched the cake by adding too much salt.
bungle fumble mishandle
2.
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

1.
errorsstupid or embarrassing mistake
  • Forgetting the lines was a botch.
blunder fumble mishap
2.
poor executionUKbungled or poorly done taskUK
  • The entire project was a botch, requiring redoing from scratch.
blunder flub
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ruin something by poor work
The contractor botched up the renovation, causing further delays..
work done poorly or carelessly
The repair was a complete botch job.
situation handled with incompetence
The event planning was a botch-up from start to finish.

Origin of botch

Unknown, possibly botch (to bungle)

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.

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  1. French:rater, gaffe, ...
  2. German:verpfuschen, Patzer, ...
  3. Italian:rovinare, pasticcio, ...
  4. Spanish:arruinar, chapuza, ...
  5. Portuguese:estragar, trapalhada, ...
  6. Chinese:搞砸, 失误, ...
  7. Japanese:台無しにする, 失敗, ...
  8. Arabic:أَفْسَدَ, خَطَأ مُخْزٍ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְפַשֵּׁל, פַּאשְׁלָה, ...
  10. Russian:испортить, ляп, ...
  11. Ukrainian:псувати, провал, ...
  12. Hindi:बिगाड़ना, चूक, ...
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