Synonyms of mishandled

mishandled

verb

past tense of mishandle

1

as in abused

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• bullied
• mistreated
• misused
• tortured
• injured
• manhandled
• brutalized
• violated
• maltreated
• hurt
• ill-treated
• oppressed
• ill-used
• persecuted
• messed over
• harassed
• molested
• harmed
• took apart
• burnt
• tormented
• outraged
• kicked around
• victimized
• wronged
• worked (over)
• burned
• beat (up)
• sandbagged
• roughed (up)
• messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fostered
• cherished
• nurtured
• cared (for)
• favored
• spoiled
• indulged
• spoilt
• gratified
• catered (to)
• coddled
• pampered
• humored
• babied
• mollycoddled

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• fostered
• cherished
• nurtured
• cared (for)
• favored
• spoiled
• indulged
• spoilt
• gratified
• catered (to)
• coddled
• pampered
• humored
• babied
• mollycoddled

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2

as in attacked

to abuse physically

adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• attacked
• manhandled
• mauled
• maltreated
• ambushed
• tortured
• injured
• hurt
• misused
• mistreated
• wounded
• roughed (up)
• battered
• beat
• slapped
• harmed
• pummeled
• buffeted
• knocked
• persecuted
• wrestled
• licked
• fought
• wronged
• ill-treated
• bashed
• lambasted
• hit
• thrashed
• pounded
• assailed
• ill-used
• oppressed
• pummelled
• jumped
• tormented
• clobbered
• roughhoused
• pommelled
• drubbed
• pommeled
• ganged up (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fondled
• caressed
• petted
• coddled
• pampered
• fostered
• nurtured
• cared (for)
• mollycoddled

• fondled
• caressed
• petted
• coddled
• pampered
• fostered
• nurtured
• cared (for)
• mollycoddled

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3

as in mismanaged

to manage badly

we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mismanaged
• damaged
• abused
• violated
• misconducted
• misgoverned
• mistreated
• misruled
• misused
• maladministered
• harmed
• maltreated
• bungled
• hurt
• botched
• ill-treated
• ill-used

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• handled
• managed
• ruled
• governed
• protected
• helped
• husbanded
• cared (for)
• aided
• rescued
• nurtured

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• handled
• managed
• ruled
• governed
• protected
• helped
• husbanded
• cared (for)
• aided
• rescued
• nurtured

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