botched

[bocht]

adjective

1. spoiled by poor or clumsy work; bungled.

   The teachers are up in arms about the botched rollout of the new standards, which caused unnecessary confusion and stress for them and their students.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of botch.

Other Word Forms

• botchedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of botched¹

botch ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

How is a botched haircut relevant to Alcaraz winning Sunday’s men’s final–his second U.S.

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There are now 65 inquests ongoing into the deaths of patients of Ian Paterson, who was convicted of wounding patients with botched and unnecessary operations in 2017 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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She also criticised "unforced errors" by the government over its botched attempt to cut disability benefits, which has been put on ice pending a review, and cuts to winter fuel payments that were partially reversed.

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It has faced intense scrutiny of its business practices since 2022, when it botched a rollout of tickets for Taylor Swift's highly-anticipated Eras Tour.

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At home he botched routine fix-it jobs, missed crucial appointments and got lost on familiar routes.

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