botched

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adjective

ˈbächt 

: unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes

a botched attempt

a botched recipe

a botched medical procedure

botched

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past tense and past participle of botch entry 1

Synonyms of botched

Adjective

• clumsy
• awkward

Examples of botched in a Sentence

Adjective

a botched attempt to mend relations with our disaffected European allies

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The botched execution of Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has added another compelling argument to the case for banning the death penalty. — John Nichols, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Christa Pike was unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator in a Nashville hospital as of Thursday evening, a day after surviving a botched execution attempt, her lawyers said in a court filing. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is set to resign after the botched execution of Christa Pike, who remains unconscious and on a ventilator at a Nashville-area hospital. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

The voter registration issue is not the first botched job by an outside vendor, which Johnson said the state has come to rely on more as Republicans have worked to shrink the government. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1752, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for botched

• debauched
• notched
• watched