botched; botching; botches
1
: to foul up hopelessly
—often used with up
2
: to put together in a makeshift way
botcher
noun
2
: an inflammatory sore
Synonyms
Verb
- blow
- bobble
- boggle
- bollix (up)
- boot
- bugger (up)
- bumble
- bungle
- butcher
- dub
- flub
- fluff
- foozle
- foul up
- fumble
- goof (up)
- louse up
- mangle
- mess (up)
- muck up
- muff
- murder
- screw up
Noun (1)
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of botch in a Sentence
Verb
The store botched the order—I received only half the books I paid for.
They clearly botched the investigation.
Noun (1)
this police procedural is basically a botch of plot elements stolen from other (and better) novels
Recent Examples on the Web
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The founder's first arrest occurred in 2003 for racketeering, a charge that was later dismissed after authorities botched the investigation.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
But what people would remember, far more than the Mets’ achievement, was Buckner’s botch.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The Chiefs got a big boost when Dicker botched the ensuing kickoff, booting a knuckleball that failed to reach the landing zone, thereby allowing Kansas City to begin the final drive on its 40-yard line.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The founder's first arrest occurred in 2003 for racketeering, a charge that was later dismissed after authorities botched the investigation.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
After a botch in the corner, the announce team continued to tell the story that LA Knight couldn’t get anything going and was not in the right mental space to contend with The Nakataker.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
But what people would remember, far more than the Mets’ achievement, was Buckner’s botch.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Botch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botch. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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botch
noun
: an inflammatory sore
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