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mishandle

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mis⋅han⋅dle

  [mis-han-dl]
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–verb (used with object), -dled, -dling.
1. to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
2. to manage badly: to mishandle an estate.
3. to lose or misplace: to mishandle baggage.
Origin:
1490–1500; mis- 1 + handle
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mis·han·dle   (mĭs-hān'dl)   
tr.v.   mis·han·dled, mis·han·dling, mis·han·dles

  1. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage.

  2. To treat roughly; maltreat.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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