: unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes
a botched attempt
a botched recipe
a botched medical procedure
Examples of botched in a Sentence
a botched attempt to mend relations with our disaffected European allies
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Two members of the Israeli team were killed at the time of the attack, and nine athletes and a West German policeman would die in a botched rescue attempt at an airport.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins had several special teams breakdowns last season, including a Patriots kickoff return for a touchdown in Week 2, a costly roughing penalty against Zach Sieler in a Week 3 game at Buffalo and a botched handling of an on-side kick by New Orleans in November.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2024, a botched update of CrowdStrike antivirus software caused global outages for Microsoft 365 users.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
The botched transition to life after Sir Alex Ferguson?
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins had several special teams breakdowns last season, including a Patriots kickoff return for a touchdown in Week 2, a costly roughing penalty against Zach Sieler in a Week 3 game at Buffalo and a botched handling of an on-side kick by New Orleans in November.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2024, a botched update of CrowdStrike antivirus software caused global outages for Microsoft 365 users.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
The botched transition to life after Sir Alex Ferguson?
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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