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

  • From mis- +"Ž handle.

    From Wiktionary

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