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botched execution

[/bɑtʃt ɪɡˈzɛkyəʃən/]
nounpl: botched executions
execução malfeita
1. A capital punishment carried out incompetently, resulting in unnecessary suffering or failure to achieve death
The botched execution raised serious questions about the state's protocols.
A execução malfeita levantou sérias questões sobre os protocolos do estado.
2. Any task or plan that is carried out poorly or incompletely
The botched execution of the marketing campaign cost the company millions.
A execução malfeita da campanha de marketing custou milhões à empresa.
NYC Slang
a complete mess-up / a total disaster
Synonyms
bungled executionfailed executionflawed executionpoorly executed plan
Antonyms
successful executionflawless executionperfect execution

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
execução malfeita
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
execução desastrada
Alternative colloquial term
Portugal
execução falhada
Common in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

execution gone wrong
bungle the job
drop the ball
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