botch

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an embarrassing mistake
  • Verb:
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Word Origin

botch (v.)
late 14c., bocchen "to repair," later, "to spoil by unskillful work" (1520s); of unknown origin. Related: Botched; botching. As a noun from c. 1600.

Example

1. It is easy for companies to botch brand-building .
2. I hope I don 't do something stupid and botch it .
3. You say first : botch of turmoil of war .
4. If I botch it , can I sue myself ?
5. Don 't botch it up this time .

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