misshandeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• maltreat verb To treat someone or something cruelly or unfairly.
• maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
• mistreat verb To treat someone or something badly or cruelly.
• spite noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.

Senses

misshandeln is used for these senses in English:

• maltreat To treat badly, to abuse. [from 18th c.]
• manhandle (transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.
• maul To handle someone or something in a rough way.
• mistreat (transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
• spite (transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.

maul — full definition

1. noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
2. verb To injure someone badly by tearing at them, typically said of an animal attack.
3. verb To handle roughly or criticise harshly.

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