Botch ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Botch ( verb )

1. Carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
2. Spoil or mar (something) through incompetence or clumsiness.

Origin:

Late 16th century (as a noun in the sense "patch or mend clumsily"): probably of low german origin; related to dutch bot "mend, patch" and german botze "clumsy work".

Examples:

1. He had botched the job and knew it.
2. I've botched the painting.
3. She had botched the cake.
4. He had botched the repair.
5. They had botched the experiment.

(As a noun)

Botch ( noun )

1. Carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
2. Spoil or mar (something) through incompetence or clumsiness.

Origin:

Late 16th century (as a noun in the sense "patch or mend clumsily"): probably of low german origin; related to dutch bot "mend, patch" and german botze "clumsy work".

Examples:

1. He had botched the job and knew it.
2. I've botched the painting.
3. She had botched the cake.
4. He had botched the repair.
5. They had botched the experiment.