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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in mismanagement, mismanaging
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mishandling
verb
present participle of mishandle
Synonyms & Antonyms of mishandling (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
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2
to abuse physically
- adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound
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- bashing,
- battering,
- beating,
- buffeting,
- drubbing,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- pommeling
- (or pommelling),
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- slapping,
- thrashing
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3
to manage badly
- we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation
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“Mishandling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishandling. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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