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
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
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James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
The latter only just conducted its maiden flight in January; the rocket successfully reached orbit, but the first-stage booster botched its landing.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Braden Mann’s botch of the opening kickoff, Luke McCaffrey’s 47-yard return and Jeremiah Trotter Jr.’s unnecessary roughness penalty embodied the sloppy play that’s recently been awarding opponents advantageous field position.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Yet their evaluations of CIA excesses are oddly muted, as if botched attempts to murder foreign leaders were just another form of intelligence failure.
—James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
The latter only just conducted its maiden flight in January; the rocket successfully reached orbit, but the first-stage booster botched its landing.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
Noun
Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%.
‘An embrace of brutality’
Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Braden Mann’s botch of the opening kickoff, Luke McCaffrey’s 47-yard return and Jeremiah Trotter Jr.’s unnecessary roughness penalty embodied the sloppy play that’s recently been awarding opponents advantageous field position.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Botch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botch. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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botch
noun
: an inflammatory sore
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