Botch
verb
To make a mistake or mess up while doing something.
I botched the assignment because I misunderstood the instructions.
noun
A task or thing that has been ruined or done poorly.
The project was a complete botch because of poor planning.
verb
To make a mistake or mess up while doing something.
I botched the assignment because I misunderstood the instructions.
noun
A task or thing that has been ruined or done poorly.
The project was a complete botch because of poor planning.
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Action Errors
Use 'botch' when someone does a task incorrectly due to errors in action, not just bad thinking.
He botched the painting by using the wrong brushes.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Exaggeration
'Botch' often implies a serious error, not a small or trivial mishap.
We can't turn in our project like this; we've completely botched the calculations!
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Tone
Often found in informal speech; not typical for formal writing.
Oh no, I’ve botched up the whole recipe now!
Pro Tip 1/3Action Errors
Use 'botch' when someone does a task incorrectly due to errors in action, not just bad thinking.
He botched the painting by using the wrong brushes.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Exaggeration
'Botch' often implies a serious error, not a small or trivial mishap.
We can't turn in our project like this; we've completely botched the calculations!
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Tone
Often found in informal speech; not typical for formal writing.
Oh no, I’ve botched up the whole recipe now!
Pro Tip 1/3Action Errors
Use 'botch' when someone does a task incorrectly due to errors in action, not just bad thinking.
He botched the painting by using the wrong brushes.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Exaggeration
'Botch' often implies a serious error, not a small or trivial mishap.
We can't turn in our project like this; we've completely botched the calculations!
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Tone
Often found in informal speech; not typical for formal writing.
Oh no, I’ve botched up the whole recipe now!
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Meet the Shark Men:...
to the face of the gut they are dealing with sharks after all a nasty shark Chris isn't just the ship's crew leader he's also an executive producer on the shark men series the season television host so I botched that up stop I did not wait
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Quote examples
Sia
Australian Musician
I'm allowed to maintain some modicum of privacy. But also, I would like not to be picked apart or for people to observe when I put on 10 pounds or take off 10 pounds, or I have a hair extension out of place, or my fake tan is botched.
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James Cameron
American Director
I watched a couple of really bad directors work, and I saw how they completely botched it up and missed the visual opportunities of the scene when we had put things in front of them as opportunities. Set pieces, props and so on.
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Mercedes Schlapp
American Public Servant
If the American people - pro-choice and pro-life - cannot agree with the basic concept that the life of a baby born alive following a botched abortion should be protected, then when do the rights of these babies begin?
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Lewis Mumford
American Sociologist
Life is the only art that we are required to practice without preparation, and without being allowed the preliminary trials, the failures and botches, that are essential for training.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Politics does the equivalent of constantly trying to reinvent children's arithmetic and botching it. It does not build reliable foundations of knowledge.
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Donovan Bailey
Jamaican Athlete
If you botch a handoff or stutter step in a relay, then your team has to make up that lost time. It's always you versus the clock.
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Leigh Bardugo
Israeli Author
My great heartbreak was completely botching my callback for Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar' in college.
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Clive Cussler
American Writer
They botched 'Raise the Titanic' so badly that I waited 20 years to do it again.
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Cam'ron
American Musician
It takes more than a botched carjacking to keep me down.
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Mike Patton
American Musician
I've had at least a couple botched surgeries.
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Sia
Australian Musician
I'm allowed to maintain some modicum of privacy. But also, I would like not to be picked apart or for people to observe when I put on 10 pounds or take off 10 pounds, or I have a hair extension out of place, or my fake tan is botched.
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James Cameron
American Director
I watched a couple of really bad directors work, and I saw how they completely botched it up and missed the visual opportunities of the scene when we had put things in front of them as opportunities. Set pieces, props and so on.
Quote examples
Mercedes Schlapp
American Public Servant
If the American people - pro-choice and pro-life - cannot agree with the basic concept that the life of a baby born alive following a botched abortion should be protected, then when do the rights of these babies begin?
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Lewis Mumford
American Sociologist
Life is the only art that we are required to practice without preparation, and without being allowed the preliminary trials, the failures and botches, that are essential for training.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Politics does the equivalent of constantly trying to reinvent children's arithmetic and botching it. It does not build reliable foundations of knowledge.
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Donovan Bailey
Jamaican Athlete
If you botch a handoff or stutter step in a relay, then your team has to make up that lost time. It's always you versus the clock.
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Leigh Bardugo
Israeli Author
My great heartbreak was completely botching my callback for Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar' in college.
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Clive Cussler
American Writer
They botched 'Raise the Titanic' so badly that I waited 20 years to do it again.
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Cam'ron
American Musician
It takes more than a botched carjacking to keep me down.
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Mike Patton
American Musician
I've had at least a couple botched surgeries.
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