Mishandle Definition
mĭs-hăndl
mishandled, mishandles, mishandling
verb
mishandled, mishandles, mishandling
To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage.
Mishandled the project.
American Heritage
To handle badly or roughly; abuse, maltreat, or mismanage.
Webster's New World
To handle incorrectly, to make a mistake in handling a thing or situation.
Wiktionary
Origin of Mishandle
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From mis- +"Ž handle.
From Wiktionary
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