botch
2
7.6
- noun
- /bɑtʃ/
- - This is a botch job.
- botch job
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Watch on YouTubeWhen she launched that botch, the audition, I mean, just stuttered and sweated through the audition.
- When she launched that botch, the audition, I mean, just stuttered and sweated through the audition.
Examples
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So you think this is another botch by the L.A.P.D. and the D.A.'s office?
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Mr. Grayson admits it was a botch.
Fiction book (1992) -
The autopsy was a total botch.
Fiction book (2001) -
They made a thorough botch of it.
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She was still scared when she thought of it, still worried about what it would be like to finally be a mother, still desperately frightened that somehow she would make a botch of it, and yet in spite of all that, she knew she had to try it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Janey makes an uncharacteristic botch of docking the canhopper, giving the outer bay a dent.
Fiction book (1998) -
That Petraeus cashiered himself just as he was about to testify before Congress about the total botch job surrounding the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is disturbing for about a thousand reasons.
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The construction team made a serious botch of the new building, leading to delays and extra costs.
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Her attempt at baking without measuring ingredients ended in a botch that nobody wanted to eat.
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The coach admitted that the team's strategy was a complete botch and vowed to improve for the next game.
Synonyms
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1.0
A wrong action or decision
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3.3
A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another
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7.2
A small mistake or little injury described in a childlike way
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7.7
A remark or action made by accident that is embarrassing
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3.0
A careless mistake that causes embarrassment or problems
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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6.1
A careless mistake that causes problems or embarrassment
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6.5
A problem that happens because of a big mistake and spoils plans
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3.7
A small careless mistake you make by accident
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3.4
A small mistake that is often embarrassing
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6.1
An embarrassing mistake that happens in public or during a show
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5.1
A situation that is badly organized and full of mistakes
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3.5
A small mistake that causes embarrassment
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9.9
A serious or embarrassing mistake that causes problems
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8.2
A silly or embarrassing mistake
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7.7
A serious, embarrassing mistake often caused by confusion or poor planning
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7.7
An embarrassing mistake made when someone is careless or nervous
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7.7
A small unintentional mistake when speaking, writing, or performing an action
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9.9
A small problem that causes confusion or delay
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6.5
A careless mistake that shows a lack of skill
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7.2
An obvious embarrassing mistake that makes people laugh
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8.7
An embarrassing mistake someone makes in public
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6.7
An embarrassing mistake that shows you were careless
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9.6
A serious mistake that happens because of confusion or poor planning
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9.9
A situation made into a big mess by careless or bad actions
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6.5
A small mistake that causes embarrassment or trouble
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8.5
A big embarrassing mistake that other people notice
A short embarrassing mistake you make
A costly mistake often made in sports or the military
A foolish mistake made without thinking that causes trouble
An embarrassing error caused by automatic text filters that change words into something silly
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Botch comes from an old word, probably bocchen, that meant 'to mend' or 'to patch'. So a botch came to mean a clumsy or bad repair, and today a botch is an embarrassing, clumsy mistake.