Definition of mishandle Mishandle
/mɪshæˈndʌl/ - [mishandul] - mis•han•dle
We found 6 definitions of mishandle from 4 different sources.
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What does mishandle mean?
WordNet
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| 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" | ||
| botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up | ||
| go wrong, miscarry, fail suffer a miscarriage | ||
| mishandle - manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" | ||
| mismanage, misconduct | ||
| care, handle, manage, deal feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- mishandle (Verb)
To handle badly, causing physical injury. - mishandle (Verb)
To handle incorrectly, to make a mistake in handling a thing or situation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mishandle (v. t.)
To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.
Part of speech
🔤- mishandle, verb, present, 1st person singular of mishandle (infinitive).
- mishandle, verb (infinitive).
