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- Dictionarymishandle/ˌmɪsˈhandl/
verb
- 1. manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively: "the officer had mishandled the situation" Similar
- 2. manipulate roughly or carelessly: "the equipment could be dangerous if mishandled" Similar
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Mishandle means to deal with something without the necessary care or skill. See how to use this verb in different contexts, synonyms, translations and related words.
Learn the meaning of mishandle, a verb that means to treat roughly or to deal with wrongly or ignorantly. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries.
Mishandle means to handle badly, maltreat, or lose something. Learn how to use this verb in a sentence and find synonyms for mishandle.
When you mishandle something, you make a mess of it. For example, a teacher who mishandles a classroom loses control of his students.
verb. If you say that someone has mishandled something, you are critical of them because you think they have dealt with it badly. [disapproval] She completely mishandled an important project purely through lack of attention. [VERB noun] The judge said the police had mishandled the siege. [VERB noun]
to deal with a problem or situation badly: The murder investigation was mishandled from the beginning. (Definition of mishandle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mishandle. in Chinese (Traditional) 對…處理不當… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 对…处理不当… See more. in Spanish. llevar mal… See more.
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