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Word: botch (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.
  • A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
  • An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
  • A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle.
  • A visible rash or swelling on the skin; a boil.

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Verb:

  • To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
  • transitive To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.

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