/ English Dictionary

MISHANDLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Manage badly or incompetently

Example:

The funds were mismanaged

Synonyms:

misconduct; mishandle; mismanage

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "mishandle" is one way to...):

care; deal; handle; manage (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Example:

the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

Synonyms:

ball up; blow; bobble; bodge; bollix; bollix up; bollocks; bollocks up; botch; botch up; bumble; bungle; flub; fluff; foul up; fuck up; fumble; louse up; mess up; mishandle; muck up; muff; screw up; spoil

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "mishandle" is one way to...):

fail; go wrong; miscarry (be unsuccessful)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

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