botched
2
5.9
- adjective
- /bɑtʃt/
:
fallido
- Her botched attempt to bake a cake resulted in a burnt mess.
- a botched robbery
- a botched attempt
- a botched job
The the the whole crime scene is botched for for wanting a better one.
- The the the whole crime scene is botched for for wanting a better one.
- And it was a completely botched mission.
- In the end of it, the two of the three remaining hostages were killed in a botched rescue attempt and they were shot by friendly fire.
- And there's a character in the movie that it's about two hitmen going to Vegas to pull a botched robbery.
- He brought up his administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan unprompted and repeatedly mixed up billion with million.
Examples
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Next up we have one of the most famous botched product introductions in history, New Coke.
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Speaker, has thrown away two years on her botched negotiations.
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The first thing they did after the botched launch was own up to the fault and dedicate themselves to fixing things up.
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It is outrageous that vulnerable people risk losing out because of these botched changes.
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Botched abortion sends Bakersfield woman to the hospital.
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Dr. Al Shaikh said he knew of at least two cases of patients who died while taking immunosuppressants after a botched transplant.
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He brought up his administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan unprompted and repeatedly mixed up billion with million.
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The company's reputation suffered after several botched product launches.
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Due to botched planning, the event ended up being poorly attended.
Synonyms
9
4.5
In a state of confusion so plans or systems stop working
5
8.1
Made carelessly and without attention to detail
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6.1
Made worse because someone handled it badly
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6.8
Clumsy and not skilled, often making mistakes
Made in a clumsy way and not of good quality
Antonyms
How Faulty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word botched began as a word for a rough 'patch' or to 'mend' something quickly and badly. Because those early repairs were often clumsy, a 'botched' job now means a task that is spoiled or ruined by incompetence.