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Inaccuracy vs Botch - What's the difference?

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Inaccuracy is a related term of botch.


As nouns the difference between inaccuracy and botch

is that inaccuracy is (uncountable) the property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy while botch is an action, job, or task that has been performed very badly or botch can be (obsolete) a tumour or other malignant swelling.

As a verb botch is

to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.

inaccuracy

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
  • (countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
  • * '>citation
  • (uncountable) Incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision.

    • Synonyms

    * (property) imprecision, incorrectness, inexactness * (inaccurate/false statement etc.) error, mistake, fault

    Antonyms

    *

    Related terms

    * *

    botch

    English

    (wikipedia botch)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) , of uncertain origin.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.
    • A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
  • To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.

    • Noun

    (botches)
  • An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
  • A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
  • A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To leave no rubs nor botches in the work.
  • A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
  • A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.

    • Related terms

    * bodge

    See also

    * foul up * mess up * screw up

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) boche, from .

    Noun

    (botches)
  • (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling.
  • * Milton
    • Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
  • A case or outbreak of boils or sores.
  • * 1395 , (John Wycliffe), Bible , Job II:
    • Therfor Sathan ?ede out fro the face of the Lord, and smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top [...].
  • * 1611 , Bible ((Authorized Version)), Deuteronomy XXVIII:
    • The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.