: unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes
a botched attempt
a botched recipe
a botched medical procedure
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a botched attempt to mend relations with our disaffected European allies
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After a botched rep of a five-on-five drill the team was running, star guard Marina Mabrey pulled the starting group into a huddle.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
When a crack appears, in the form of a recession, a botched show of force, or an élite split, the ruling order must reform, bargain, or collapse.
—Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
That was a reference to the botched Tonight Show transition at NBC where O’Brien, then the popular host of NBC’s Late Night, was promised The Tonight Show to stay at NBC.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Accidental reveal One Russian military blogger inadvertently revealed the extent of the Ukrainian advance during a botched effort to downplay the advance on Monday.
—David Axe, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
When a crack appears, in the form of a recession, a botched show of force, or an élite split, the ruling order must reform, bargain, or collapse.
—Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
That was a reference to the botched Tonight Show transition at NBC where O’Brien, then the popular host of NBC’s Late Night, was promised The Tonight Show to stay at NBC.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Accidental reveal One Russian military blogger inadvertently revealed the extent of the Ukrainian advance during a botched effort to downplay the advance on Monday.
—David Axe, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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