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How to pronounce mishandle in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil
Type of go wrong, fail, miscarry
Type Words
Synonyms misconduct, mismanage
Type of care, handle, deal, manage

Examples of mishandle

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When the Government lose your data, or mishandle it, you have little protection.
From the eu.techcrunch.com
People are dying while these outfits mishandle funds that could go toward care.
From the time.com
You have to wonder why such accomplished leaders so badly mishandle succession.
From the businessweek.com
Was it packed improperly by the customer or did the mover mishandle the box?
From the en.wikipedia.org
Heading toward third, Jonny Gomes saw Cano mishandle the ball and never broke stride.
From the newsday.com
It would take a Trojans fan to mishandle that piece of simple information.
From the latimes.com
So when they did have numbers, fans found it distressing to watch them mishandle the ball.
From the stltoday.com
Most players mishandle the extra flexibility of the Ace in their hands.
From the dailyherald.com
However, it is possible for the controlling team to mishandle the puck into their own net.
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More examples
  • Botch: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
  • Mismanage: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"
  • To handle badly, causing physical injury; To handle incorrectly, to make a mistake in handling a thing or situation