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botches

noun

Meaning

  1. An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
  2. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
  3. A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
  4. A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.
  5. One who makes a mess of something; a bungler.
  6. To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
  7. To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
  8. To repair or mend clumsily.
  9. A tumour or other malignant swelling.
  10. A case or outbreak of boils or sores.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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