History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
botch

an example of pool, careless work

blunder

embezzle

to use (money etc placed in one's care) illegally for one's own benefit

steal money, often from employer

misappropriate

to take (a person's money) and use it wrongly (especially for one's own advantage)

use wrongly; steal

misconceive

to organize, decide etc (something) without understanding or thinking about the facts properly

misunderstand

misdirect

to give the wrong direction to (a person, letter etc)

mess up

misgovern

to govern (a country) badly

mess up

mishandle

to deal with (a situation, person etc) roughly, inefficiently or without ability

bobble

misread

to read or interpret (information) wrongly

misunderstand

misunderstand

to fail to have the correct idea or meaning about (a person, something said, written etc); to fail to identify the true character of (a person)

get the wrong idea

MISAPPLY as in Wiktionary
MISAPPLY as in Wikipedia