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Botch vs Mismanage - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between botch and mismanage

is that 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 while mismanage is to manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.

As a noun botch

is an action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.

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.

    mismanage

    English

    Verb

  • To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
    • She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.
  • To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
    • The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged .

    Derived terms

    * mismanagement