botch vs mess up

botch

verb
  • To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something 

  • To repair or mend clumsily. 

  • To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily. 

noun
  • An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work. 

  • A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing. 

  • A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge. 

  • A case or outbreak of boils or sores. 

  • A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner. 

mess up

verb
  • To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin. 

  • To damage; injure. 

  • To manhandle; beat up; rough up. 

  • To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. 

  • To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on. 

  • To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior. 

  • To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly. 

  • To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray. 

How often have the words botch and mess up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )