botch

 
Pronunciation: /bɒtʃ/

verb

[with object] informal
  • carry out (a task) badly or carelessly: he was accused of botching the job (as adjective botched) a botched attempt to kill them

noun

  • (also botch-up) informal a bungled task: I’ve probably made a botch of things

Derivatives

botcher

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'repair' but originally not implying clumsiness): of unknown origin