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    mis·han·dle
    [ˌmisˈhand(ə)l]
    verb
    mishandle (verb) · mishandles (third person present) · mishandled (past tense) · mishandled (past participle) · mishandling (present participle)
    1. manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively:
      "the officer had mishandled the situation"
    2. manipulate roughly or carelessly:
      "the equipment could be dangerous if mishandled"
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    1. manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively:
      botch
      bungle
      fluff
      fumble
      make a mess of
      mismanage
      misdirect
      misgovern
      misconduct
      mar
      spoil
      ruin
      mangle
      wreck
      make a hash of
      muff
      mess up
      muck up
      foul up
      screw up
      make a muck of
      make a pig's ear of
      cock up
      fuck up
      balls up
      bully
      persecute
      ill-treat
      mistreat
      maltreat
      abuse
      ill-use
      misuse
      knock around
      hit
      beat
      strike
      manhandle
      maul
      molest
      injure
      harm
      hurt
      beat up
      rough up
      do over
      bitch up
      make a Horlicks of
      treat badly
    2. manipulate roughly or carelessly:
      misuse
      abuse
      misapply
      use inexpertly
      handle/treat roughly
     
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  1. to deal with something without the necessary care or skill: The administration completely mishandled this incident.

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    to deal with something without the necessary care or skill: The police were accused of mishandling the investigation.

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    to manage badly; deal with poorly: to mishandle a business account.

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    mis·han·dle (mĭs-hăn′dl) tr.v. mis·han·dled, mis·han·dling, mis·han·dles 1. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage: mishandled the project. 2. To treat roughly; maltreat: The package was mishandled during shipping.

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    Learn the meaning of mishandle, a verb that means to handle or treat badly or inefficiently. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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    What does mishandle mean?
    Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of MISHANDLE is to treat roughly : maltreat. How to use mishandle in a sentence.

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    What does it mean if someone mishandles something?
    If you say that someone has mishandled something, you are being critical because you think they have dealt with it badly. For example, 'She completely mishandled an important project purely through lack of attention.' (Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers)

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    What is a simple example of a mishandle?
    present simple: I mishandle, you mishandle [...] past simple: I mishandled, you mishandled [...] • mismanage, bungle, botch, mess up (informal) [...] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more

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    What happens if you mishandle something?
    When you mishandle something, you make a mess of it. For example, a teacher who mishandles a classroom loses control of his students. An entrepreneur who mishandles an important meeting at her bank might have lost an opportunity to borrow money for her business, and a dog trainer who mishandles an aggressive dog might end up getting bitten.

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    What happens if you mishandle a challenge?
    If you crunch them or mishandle them, you'll probably suffer their smell. And the potential consequences of mishandling this challenge are deadly. He disputed claims that he mishandled the situation but said he had difficulty controlling his boss and lacked a manual to guide him. But he has also been deeply misunderstood -- and mishandled.

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    Is a national project being mishandled?
    However, there is widespread and understandable dismay at the way in which that important national project has been mishandled. Apparently, they take the view, on no information or little information being open to them, that the nation's affairs are being seriously mishandled. The whole thing has been badly mishandled and ill-advised.

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    Mishandle means to deal with something without the necessary care or skill. Learn more about this verb, its synonyms, pronunciation and usage with Cambridge Dictionary.

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    To handle or treat badly or inefficiently.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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