botch

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bɒt͡ʃ/

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something / To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily. / To repair or mend clumsily.

Japanese Meaning

（物事を）ずさんに行う、手際が悪く仕上げる / （業務などを）不器用に、下手にこなす / 修理や補修を雑に行う

What is this buttons?

He managed to botch the repairs so badly that the car wouldn't start.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は修理をひどくしくじって、そのせいで車は動かなくなった。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something

A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.

Sense（3）

To repair or mend clumsily.

botches

（ present singular third-person ）

botching

（ participle present ）

botched

（ participle past ）

botched

（ past ）

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