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botched

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɒtʃt
  • rhymes with -ɔːtʃt
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 CH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bungled

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of botch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a bungled job

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bungled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нескопосан (neskoposan) — clumsily made or repaired
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拙劣 (zhuōliè) — clumsily made or repaired
  • French: gâché — clumsily made or repaired
  • Galician: trapalleiro — clumsily made or repaired
  • German: stümperhaft — clumsily made or repaired
  • German: zusammengeschustert — clumsily made or repaired
  • German: zurechtgefrickelt — clumsily made or repaired
  • German: verpfuscht — clumsily made or repaired
  • German: vermurkst — clumsily made or repaired
  • Italian: pasticciato — clumsily made or repaired
  • Italian: raffazzonato — clumsily made or repaired
  • Portuguese: meia-boca — clumsily made or repaired
  • Slovak: zbabraný — clumsily made or repaired
  • Spanish: chapucero — clumsily made or repaired