Botch vs Misinterpretation - What's the difference?
botch | misinterpretation | Related terms |
To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.
To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
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
A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.
(obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling.
* Milton
A case or outbreak of boils or sores.
* 1395 , (John Wycliffe), Bible , Job II:
* 1611 , Bible ((Authorized Version)), Deuteronomy XXVIII:
Botch is a related term of misinterpretation.
As nouns the difference between botch and misinterpretation
is that botch is an action, job, or task that has been performed very badly or botch can be (obsolete) a tumour or other malignant swelling while misinterpretation is an instance of misinterpreting.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.botch
English
(wikipedia botch)Etymology 1
(etyl) , of uncertain origin.Verb
(es)- A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
Noun
(botches)- To leave no rubs nor botches in the work.
See also
* foul up * mess up * screw upEtymology 2
From (etyl) boche, from .Noun
(botches)- Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
- 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 [...].
- 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.
