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mishandle
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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.

mishandle
Verb
[-dling, -dled] to handle or treat badly or inefficiently
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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"
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"

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)
Translations
Spanish mishandle [mɪsˈhændl] vt (= treat roughly) → maltratar (= mismanage); manejar mal
French mishandle [mɪsˈhændl] vt (= treat roughly) → malmener (= mismanage); mal s'y prendre pour faire or résoudre etc
German mishandle [mɪsˈhændl] vtfalsch handhaben
Italian mishandle [mɪsˈhændl] vt (= treat roughly) → maltrattare (= mismanage); trattare male

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