Associations to the word «Mishandle»
Noun
- Baggage
- Accused
- Quran
- Accusation
- Investigation
- Handling
- Complaint
- Abuse
- Allegation
- Lawsuit
- Harassment
- Failing
- Crisis
- Disclosure
- Fund
- Firearm
- Inquiry
- Scandal
- Situation
- Disaster
- Attorney
- Ball
- Corruption
- Evidence
- Violation
- Incident
- Finance
- Conviction
- Damage
- Rape
- Protest
- Fbi
- Controversy
- Charge
- Case
- Police
- Criticism
- Failure
- Error
- Iraq
- Explosion
- Archbishop
- Massacre
- Report
- Clinton
- Administration
- Money
- Lab
- Campaign
- Affair
- Government
- Strike
- Throw
- Earthquake
- Claim
- Loss
- Delay
- Authority
- Radiation
- Instance
Adjective
Wiktionary
MISHANDLE, verb. To handle badly, causing physical injury.
MISHANDLE, verb. To handle incorrectly, to make a mistake in handling a thing or situation.
Dictionary definition
MISHANDLE, verb. 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".
MISHANDLE, verb. Manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.