"mishandle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈhændəl/ Forms: mishandles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mishandlen, equivalent to mis- + handle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian mishondelje, West Frisian mishandelje, Dutch mishandelen (“to mistreat”), German misshandeln (“to mistreat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mishandlen}} Middle English mishandlen, {{pre|en|mis|handle}} mis- + handle, {{cog|stq|mishondelje}} Saterland Frisian mishondelje, {{cog|fy|mishandelje}} West Frisian mishandelje, {{cog|nl|mishandelen|t=to mistreat}} Dutch mishandelen (“to mistreat”), {{cog|de|misshandeln|t=to mistreat}} German misshandeln (“to mistreat”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mishandle (countable and uncountable, plural mishandles)
  1. Rough manipulation which causes physical damage. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. Ineffective or incorrect deal. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  3. Improper, wrong, or bad usage or treatment; abuse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mishandle-en-noun-yH3C-j87

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈhændəl/ Forms: mishandles [present, singular, third-person], mishandling [participle, present], mishandled [participle, past], mishandled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English mishandlen, equivalent to mis- + handle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian mishondelje, West Frisian mishandelje, Dutch mishandelen (“to mistreat”), German misshandeln (“to mistreat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mishandlen}} Middle English mishandlen, {{pre|en|mis|handle}} mis- + handle, {{cog|stq|mishondelje}} Saterland Frisian mishondelje, {{cog|fy|mishandelje}} West Frisian mishandelje, {{cog|nl|mishandelen|t=to mistreat}} Dutch mishandelen (“to mistreat”), {{cog|de|misshandeln|t=to mistreat}} German misshandeln (“to mistreat”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} mishandle (third-person singular simple present mishandles, present participle mishandling, simple past and past participle mishandled)
  1. (transitive) To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage. Tags: transitive Synonyms (manipulate roughly): misuse, abuse, handle roughly, handle incorrectly Translations (manipulate roughly): малтретиране (maltretirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), malmenar (Catalan), käsitellä kovakouraisesti (Finnish), 虐待 (nüèdài) (Mandarin), haukeke (Maori), raukoti (Maori)
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  2. (transitive) To deal with a situation incorrectly or ineffectively; to make a mistake in handling a situation. Tags: transitive Synonyms (handle a situation incorrectly): mismanage Translations (deal with incorrectly): malmenar (Catalan), 处理不当 (Chinese Mandarin), hoitaa huonosti (Finnish), tunaroida (Finnish), raukoti (Maori), llevar mal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mishandle-en-verb-O1zIYeUA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 6 20 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 22 17 14 17 30 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 25 18 10 20 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 21 6 17 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 24 5 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 24 4 20 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 24 7 19 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 23 7 19 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 24 7 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 23 8 19 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 24 7 19 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 25 6 20 25 Disambiguation of 'handle a situation incorrectly': 1 99 Disambiguation of 'deal with incorrectly': 1 99

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/mɪsˈhændəl/"
    }
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}
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        "To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage."
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        "(transitive) To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage."
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        "(transitive) To deal with a situation incorrectly or ineffectively; to make a mistake in handling a situation."
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      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
      "word": "misuse"
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      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
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      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
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      "sense": "handle a situation incorrectly",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "maltretirane",
      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "малтретиране"
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      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
      "word": "malmenar"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
      "word": "käsitellä kovakouraisesti"
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      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
      "word": "虐待"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
      "word": "haukeke"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "manipulate roughly",
      "word": "raukoti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "deal with incorrectly",
      "word": "malmenar"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "deal with incorrectly",
      "word": "处理不当"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deal with incorrectly",
      "word": "hoitaa huonosti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deal with incorrectly",
      "word": "tunaroida"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deal with incorrectly",
      "word": "raukoti"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "deal with incorrectly",
      "word": "llevar mal"
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  "word": "mishandle"
}

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      "ipa": "/mɪsˈhændəl/"
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}

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