mishandling

UK: /ˌmɪsˈhændlɪŋ/

From the verb mishandle: (⇒ conjugate)

mishandling is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

mis•han•dle /mɪsˈhændəl/   v. [~ + object] , -dled, -dling. 

1. to manage badly;
   deal with poorly:
   to mishandle a business account.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mis•han•dle  (mis han′dl), v.t., -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.

• mis-¹ + handle 1490–1500

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mishandle / ˌmɪsˈhænd^əl/ verb

1. (transitive) to handle or treat badly or inefficiently