botch C2+ Topic:Work & Careers US /bɑtʃ/ UK /bɒtʃ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like batch /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like bosh /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/ Meanings 1 verb to spoil through clumsiness; a bungled piece of work He managed to botch the simple repair. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to spoil through... bunglemishandlemismanagespoilfumblemuffmangle ↔ Opposites perfectmasteraccomplish Word family Derived forms botcherbotchedbotchy Etymology AI details From Middle English bocchen ('to repair, patch'), of uncertain origin; the sense shifted from 'patch clumsily' to 'spoil through clumsiness'. bocchen Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # botch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /bɑtʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /bɒtʃ/ ## Meanings 1. to spoil through clumsiness; a bungled piece of work ## Examples - He managed to botch the simple repair. ## Synonyms - bungle - mishandle - mismanage - spoil - fumble - muff - mangle ## Antonyms - perfect - master - accomplish ## Derived Forms - botcher - botched - botchy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bocchen ## Etymology From Middle English bocchen ('to repair, patch'), of uncertain origin; the sense shifted from 'patch clumsily' to 'spoil through clumsiness'. ## AI Etymology Botch is from Middle English bocchen ('to repair, patch'), of uncertain origin; the sense shifted from 'patch clumsily' to 'spoil through clumsiness'. Important recorded forms include bocchen (Middle English). The current sense covers to spoil through clumsiness; a bungled piece of work. The wider family includes derived forms such as botcher, botched, and botchy. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown