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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.
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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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- French:raté, ...
- German:verpfuscht, ...
- Italian:malfatto, ...
- Spanish:chapucero, ...
- Portuguese:malfeito, ...
- Chinese:拙劣的, ...
- Japanese:失敗した, ...
- Arabic:مُتْقَن بشكل سيئ, ...
- Hebrew:כּוֹשֵׁל, ...
- Russian:неумелый, ...
- Ukrainian:невдалий, ...
- Hindi:बिगड़ा हुआ, ...
Definition of botch - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- They botched the cake by adding too much salt.
2.
- He botched the repair job so badly that it cost more to fix it..
Noun
1.
- Forgetting the lines was a botch.
2.
- The entire project was a botch, requiring redoing from scratch.
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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.
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, ...
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