botch
- 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.
- Verb. To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
- Noun. An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
- Noun. A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle.
- Noun. A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
- Noun. A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.
- Noun. (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling.
- Noun. A case or outbreak of boils or sores.
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