Synonyms for Mishandle
Definition of 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"
14 synonyms found
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