mishandle — meaning in English

English meaning

• abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
• mistreat verb To treat someone or something badly or cruelly.
• spite noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.

Senses

mishandle is used for these senses in English:

• abuse (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
• mistreat (transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
• spite (transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.

abuse — full definition

1. noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
2. noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
3. verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
4. verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.

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