mishandle in English

verb

1

manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively.

the officer had mishandled the situation

synonyms: bungle, fumble, make a mess of, mismanage, spoil, ruin, wreck, botch, make a hash of, mess up, screw up, fluff, bully, persecute, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, manhandle, abuse, knock around, hit, beat, beat up

2

manipulate roughly or carelessly.

the equipment could be dangerous if mishandled

synonyms: misuse, abuse, handle/treat roughly

verb

bungle, fumble, make a mess of, mismanage, spoil, ruin, wreck, botch, make a hash of, mess up, screw up, fluff
bully, persecute, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, manhandle, abuse, knock around, hit, beat, beat up
misuse, abuse, handle/treat roughly
mismanage, misconduct
muff, bungle, mess up, botch, bodge, botch up, flub, screw up, fluff, bumble, louse up, fumble, bollix, blow, bollocks, muck up, fuck up, spoil, ball up, bobble, foul up

Use "mishandle" in a sentence

1. And, what Scripture do Antinomians mishandle?

2. Please the careful clothes mishandle flowers you the lipstick!

3. Takeaway: IT consulting is a tough, competitive field, and there are ample opportunities to mishandle the job.

4. In the excitement of battle all but the oldest and steadiest troops are liable to mishandle their weapons.

5. Bollocks - 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" bobble , bodge , bollix , bollix up , Bollocks up , botch , botch up , bumble , bungle , flub , fluff , foul up , fuck up , louse up , mess up , mishandle , muck up , ball up , spoil