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mishandling

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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.
Translations
mishandling [ˌmɪsˈhændlɪŋ] N
1. [of object, goods] → mal trato m
2. [of situation, problem] → mal manejo m


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His brig was like wife and child to him; he had looked on, day by day, at the mishandling of poor Ransome; but when it came to the brig, he seemed to suffer along with her.
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The curtain down, with a gleeful audience in front and with the dogs back in the room over the stage, Wilton Davis descended to look for Michael, who, instead of cowering in some corner, stood between the legs of the stage-hand, quivering yet from his mishandling and threatening to fight as hard as ever if attacked.
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