mishandling

Variant of mishandle

mishandle definition

mis·han·dle (mis han′dəl)

transitive verb mishandled -·dled, mishandling -·dling

to handle badly or roughly; abuse, maltreat, or mismanage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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