Definition of Mishandle

1. Verb. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"


2. Verb. Manage badly or incompetently. "The funds were mismanaged"
Exact synonyms: Misconduct, Mismanage
Generic synonyms: Care, Deal, Handle, Manage
Derivative terms: Misconduct, Mismanagement

Definition of Mishandle

1. v. t. To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.

Definition of Mishandle

1. [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mishandle

misguess
misguessed
misguesses
misguessing
misguidance
misguidances
misguide
misguided
misguidedly
misguidedness
misguidednesses
misguider
misguiders
misguides
misguiding
mishandle (current term)
mishandled
mishandles
mishandling
mishanter
mishanters
mishap
mishapped
mishaps
mishapt
mishcup
mishear
misheard
mishearing
mishears

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