botch

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.
  2. Verb.  To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
  3. Noun.  An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
  4. Noun.  A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle.
  5. Noun.  A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
  6. Noun.  A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.
  7. Noun.  (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling.
  8. Noun.  A case or outbreak of boils or sores.

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