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botched

botch
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boch]
    • /bɒtʃ/
    • /bɒtʃt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boch]
    • /bɒtʃ/

Definitions of botched word

  • adjective botched bungled or mishandled 3
  • verb with object botched to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly. 1
  • verb with object botched to do or say in a bungling manner. 1
  • verb with object botched to mend or patch in a clumsy manner. 1
  • noun botched a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle: He made a complete botch of his first attempt at baking. 1
  • noun botched a clumsily added part or patch. 1

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Origin of botched

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English bocchen to patch up; perhaps to be identified with bocchen to swell up, bulge (verbal derivative of bocche botch2), though sense development unclear

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Parts of speech for Botched

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

botched popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

botched usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for botched

adj botched

  • faulty — having faults or defects; imperfect.
  • flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
  • fouled-up — Informal. confused, chaotic, or disorganized.
  • grody — repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
  • imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.

adjective botched

  • failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
  • junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.

verb botched

  • fumbled — Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
  • messed — Simple past tense and past participle of mess.
  • mismanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of mismanage.
  • mistook — simple past tense of mistake.
  • muffed — a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag.

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