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Synonyms
botch (bŏch)

[Middle English bocchen, to mend.]

transitive verb: botched, botch·ing, botch·es. 

  1. To ruin through clumsiness.
  2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle.
  3. To repair or mend clumsily.

noun 

  1. A ruined or defective piece of work: “I have made a miserable botch of this description” (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
  2. A hodgepodge.

derivatives

botch́er
noun
botch́y
adjective

synonyms:

botch, blow1bungle, fumble, muff1 These verbs mean to harm or spoil through inept or clumsy handling: botch a repair; blow an opportunity; bungle an interview; fumbled my chance to apologize; muffed the painting job.