Usually means: Improperly manages or deals with.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. mishandles: Merriam-Webster
  2. mishandles: Collins English Dictionary
  3. mishandles: Vocabulary.com
  4. mishandles: Wordnik
  5. mishandles: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. mishandles: Wiktionary
  7. mishandles: Dictionary.com
  8. mishandles: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. mishandles: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. mishandles: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (mishandle)

verb:  (transitive) To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage.
verb:  (transitive) To deal with a situation incorrectly or ineffectively; to make a mistake in handling a situation.
noun:  Rough manipulation which causes physical damage.
noun:  Ineffective or incorrect deal.
noun:  Improper, wrong, or bad usage or treatment; abuse.
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