mishandles 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 "mishandles" in a sentence

1. Antonyms for Cossets include abuses, ill-treats, ill-uses, maltreats, manhandles, mishandles, mistreats, misuses, ignores and neglects

2. If a broker intentionally mishandles buying and selling securities in your investment account, it's known as Churning