mishandle

mis·han·dle  (ms-hndl)

tr.v. mis·han·dled, mis·han·dling, mis·han·dles

1. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage.

2. To treat roughly; maltreat.

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mishandle [ˌmɪsˈhænd^əl]

vb

(tr) to handle or treat badly or inefficiently

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mishandle - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, louse up, mess up, muck up, ball up, spoil, muff, screw up, fumble, blow go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
	2.	mishandle - manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" mismanage, misconduct handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

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mishandle

verb mismanage, bungle, botch, mess up (informal), screw (up) (informal), make a mess of, muff, make a hash of (informal), make a nonsense of, bodge (informal), flub (U.S. slang) The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.

Translations

mishandle [ˌmɪsˈhændl] VT

1. (= treat roughly) [+ object, goods] → maltratar

2. (= mismanage) [+ situation] → llevar mal, manejar mal; [+ problem] → no saber tratar

mishandle [ˌmɪsˈhænd^əl] vt

(= mismanage) → mal gérer
The judge said the police had mishandled the siege → Le juge a dit que la police avait mal géré le siège.

(= treat roughly) → malmener

mishandle

vt case → falsch or schlecht handhaben

mishandle [ˌmɪsˈhændl] vt (object) → maneggiare senza precauzioni; (person) → non prendere per il verso giusto; (mismanage) → condurre male
he mishandled the whole situation → ha sbagliato tutto