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Mishandle

verb/mɪshˈændəl/
Definition
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
manage badly or incompetently
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mɪshˈændəl/
🇬🇧British English
/mɪshˈandəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mɪshˈandəl/
2 syllables Say it as /mɪshˈændəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake a mess of, destroy or ruin
“I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”
verbmanage badly or incompetently
“The funds were mismanaged”
Word Forms
botchernounsomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
botchnounan embarrassing mistake
bumblernounsomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
fumblernounsomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
flubnounan embarrassing mistake
screwupnounthe complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
ballupnounsomething badly botched or muddled
spoilnounthe act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoilagenounthe act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
spoilingnounthe act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
bunglenounan embarrassing mistake
bunglernounsomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
fluffnouna blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
foul-upnounan embarrassing mistake
mess-upnounsomething badly botched or muddled
fuckupnounan embarrassing mistake
mismanagementnounmanagement that is careless or inefficient
misconductnounbad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
falsch behandeln
Chaos anrichten, zerstören oder ruinieren
🇫🇷French
maltraiter
gâcher, détruire ou ruiner
🇪🇸Spanish
manejar mal
ensuciar, destruir o arruinar
🇮🇹Italian
maltrattare
fare un pasticcio, distruggere o rovinare
🇳🇱Dutch
slecht behandelen
er een puinhoop van maken, vernietigen of ruïneren
🇵🇹Portuguese
maltratar
bagunçar, destruir ou arruinar
🇷🇺Russian
плохо обращаться
навести беспорядок, уничтожить или испортить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बुरा व्यवहार करना
गड़बड़ करना, नष्ट करना या बरबाद करना
🇧🇩Bengali
ভুল পরিচালনা
একটি বিশৃঙ্খলা করা, ধ্বংস বা ধ্বংস করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறாக கையாளுதல்
ஒரு குழப்பம், அழிக்க அல்லது அழிக்க
🇮🇳Telugu
తప్పుగా నిర్వహించడం
గందరగోళం చేయండి, నాశనం చేయండి లేదా నాశనం చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
चुकीचे हाताळणे
गोंधळ घालणे, नष्ट करणे किंवा उध्वस्त करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગેરવહીવટ
ગડબડ કરો, નાશ કરો અથવા વિનાશ કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಪ್ಪು ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ
ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ, ನಾಶಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಳುಮಾಡು
🇮🇳Malayalam
തെറ്റായി കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുക
കുഴപ്പമുണ്ടാക്കുക, നശിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നശിപ്പിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਲਤ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ
ਗੜਬੜ ਕਰੋ, ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
غلط استعمال
گڑبڑ کرنا، تباہ کرنا یا برباد کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
处理不当
弄乱、破坏或破坏
🇯🇵Japanese
扱いを誤る
めちゃくちゃにする、破壊する、または台無しにする
🇰🇷Korean
잘못 다루다
엉망으로 만들거나 파괴하거나 파멸시키다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xử lý sai
làm lộn xộn, phá hủy hoặc hủy hoại
🇹🇭Thai
จัดการในทางที่ผิด
ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง, ทำลายหรือทำลาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyalahgunakan
membuat berantakan, menghancurkan atau menghancurkan
🇵🇭Filipino
maling paghawak
gumawa ng gulo, sirain o sirain
🇲🇾Malay
salah urus
membuat kekacauan, memusnahkan atau merosakkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خاشن
إحداث حالة من الفوضى أو التدمير أو الخراب
🇮🇷Persian
سوء مدیریت
خراب کردن، خراب کردن یا خراب کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
yanlış idare etmek
ortalığı karıştırmak, yok etmek veya harap etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְטַפֵּל לֹא כְּרָאוּי
לעשות בלגן, להרוס או להרוס
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'mishandle'?
The primary meaning of 'mishandle' is 'make a mess of, destroy or ruin'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mishandle' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'mishandle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'mishandle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'mishandle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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