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Another word for mishandle

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Verb

  1. To use wrongly and improperly

    See also:

    treat well

  2. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess

    Idioms:
    See also:

    help

    correct

  3. To hurt or injure by maltreatment

    See also:

    help

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Another word for mishandle

Verb
  1. See also:

    abuse

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Sentence Examples

  • mishandle - in what degree is the present situation down to the mishandling of past difficult situations by Lord Carey?

  • mishandle says: ' Your company has a responsibility to make employees aware of how a serious mistake can occur from mishandling nonpublic information.

  • And we must not mishandle issues of secondary significance in such a way that we destroy the unity that God has created.

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Words near mishandle in the Thesaurus