The meaning of Mishandling

verb

Use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.

Usage examples:

The judge abused his power by imposing the fines

noun

The improper use of something.

Usage examples:

Alcohol abuse

verb

Cruel or inhumane treatment

verb

Carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.

Usage examples:

He was accused of botching the job

noun

A bungled task.

Usage examples:

I've probably made a botch of things

verb

To spoil something by doing it badly

Usage examples:

He thinks the police botched the investigation.

verb

Carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently.

Usage examples:

He bungled his first attempt to manage a group of professional players

noun

A task carried out in a clumsy or incompetent way.

Usage examples:

A series of bureaucratic bungles over his visa status

verb

To do something badly, or spoil something

Usage examples:

The police bungled the investigation.

noun

Soft fibres from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps.

Usage examples:

He brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff

verb

Make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it.

Usage examples:

I fluffed up the pillows

noun

A soft mass of fibers, feathers, or hair

Usage examples:

Cotton fluff, the cat, a ball of white fluff, darted into the house and started to lick its fur., w…

verb

Do or handle something clumsily.

Usage examples:

She fumbled with the lock

noun

An act of doing or handling something clumsily.

Usage examples:

Just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers

verb

Feel about uncertainly or blindly

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

verb

Destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing.

Usage examples:

The car was mangled almost beyond recognition

noun

A machine having two or more rollers turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed to remove excess moisture.

Usage examples:

‘if i wasn't at school, i had to turn the handle on the mangle while mum put the sheets through,’ p…

verb

Press or squeeze with a mangle.

Usage examples:

The hard household labour often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a h…

verb

Impair the quality or appearance of; spoil.

Usage examples:

Violence marred a number of new year celebrations

abbreviation

March.

verb

To spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable

Usage examples:

Water will mar the finish of polished wood.

verb

Use (something) for the wrong purpose or in the wrong way.

Usage examples:

Once new technology is adopted, it is often underused or misapplied

verb

To use something in a way that is wrong or illegal

Usage examples:

The trader pleaded guilty to misapplying millions of dollars and falsifying records., did the depar…

noun

Unacceptable or improper behaviour, especially by an employee or professional person.

Usage examples:

She was found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal and dismissed

verb

Behave in an improper manner.

Usage examples:

The committee reprimanded two members who were found to have misconducted themselves

noun

Wrong or immoral behavior of someone in a position of authority or responsibility

Usage examples:

Criminal misconduct, official misconduct

verb

Direct to the wrong place or in the wrong direction.

Usage examples:

Voters were misdirected to the wrong polling station

verb

To send something to the wrong place or in the wrong direction

Usage examples:

If people are worried about payments being misdirected, they can opt to use direct deposit., the pu…

verb

To send something to the wrong place or aim something in the wrong direction

Usage examples:

My luggage was misdirected to a different airport., vilas misdirected the shot, and the ball went o…

verb

Govern (a state or country) unfairly or inefficiently.

Usage examples:

Every nation has the right to govern, or misgovern, itself

verb

To govern a country, state, region, etc. badly

Usage examples:

Our leaders have misgoverned this country to the point that we no longer have the citizens' trust.

verb

Manage (something) badly or wrongly.

Usage examples:

He was accused of mismanaging the economy

verb

To manage something badly

Usage examples:

Many of these health-care plans have been mismanaged., officials are facing charges of mismanagement.

verb

To organize or control something badly

Usage examples:

Mismanage a company/the economy the previous bosses had mismanaged the company to the point of coll…

verb

Use (something) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of misusing public funds

noun

The wrong or improper use of something.

Usage examples:

Drugs of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences

verb

To use something in an unsuitable way or in a way that was not intended

Usage examples:

She’s been accused of misusing federal funds to pay for her son’s private school expenses., [ c ] t…

noun

A tube made of fur or other warm material into which the hands are placed for warmth.

Usage examples:

Through salt lake city and middle america womenswear is urban grunge: purple muffs, denim waistcoat…

verb

Handle (a situation, task, or opportunity) clumsily or badly.

Usage examples:

They muffed several of their biggest projects

noun

A mistake or failure, especially a failure to catch or receive a ball cleanly in sport.

Usage examples:

‘the muff by snodgrass was only one link in a chain of strange events (leading to the red sox victo…

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

collocation

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin

phrasal verb

Crush a piece of paper or fabric into a tight mass.

Usage examples:

He screwed the note up and threw it away

phrasal verb

Cause something to fail or go wrong.

Usage examples:

Why are you trying to screw up your life?

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

Usage examples:

The looters carried their spoils away

verb

To destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged

Usage examples:

[ t ] the oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline., [ t ] don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil…

noun

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.

Usage examples:

The survivors of the wreck

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

Usage examples:

The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation