Mishandle Definition & Meaning
mishandle
- verb
- 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"
- manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"
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- What does mishandle mean?
- 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" manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"
- What part of speech is mishandle?
- Mishandle is a verb.
- How many definitions does mishandle have?
- Mishandle has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).