Meaning of mishandle in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Verb

   mishandle

   Definitions

   1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin

   Examples

   • « I botched the dinner and we had to eat out »
   • « the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement »

   Derived terms

   • balls-up
   • ballup
   • bloomer
   • blooper
   • blunder
   • blunderer
   • boner
   • boo-boo
   • botch
   • botcher
   • bumbler
   • bungle
   • bungler
   • butcher
   • cockup
   • flub
   • fluff
   • foul-up
   • fuckup
   • fumbler
   • mess-up
   • sad sack
   • screwup
   • spoil
   • spoilage
   • spoiling
   • stumbler
2. 2. manage badly or incompetently

   Examples

   • « The funds were mismanaged »

   Derived terms

   • misconduct
   • misdirection
   • mismanagement

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