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botch vs mistake

mistake vs botch

botch and mistake both are nouns.

botch and mistake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
botch Yes No Yes No
mistake Yes No Yes No
As nouns, mistake is a hypernym of botch; that is, mistake is a word with a broader meaning than botch:
  • botch: an embarrassing mistake
  • mistake: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of botch include error, fault.
botch (noun) mistake (noun)
an embarrassing mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
an understanding of something that is not correct
part of a statement that is not correct
botch (verb) mistake (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin to make a mistake or be incorrect
identify incorrectly
Difference between botch and mistake

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