Associations to the word «Mishandle»
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
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