mishandle
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage.
- (transitive) To deal with a situation incorrectly or ineffectively; to make a mistake in handling a situation.
Etymology
Prefix from English handle.
Origin
English
handle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- axhandle English
- behandle English
- file handle English
- handle English
- handleability English
- handleable English
- handlebar English
- handlebody English
- handleless English
- handler English
- handlesome English
- handlest English
- handleth English
- handling English
- jughandle English
- manhandle English
- mishandler English
- mophandle English
- outhandle English
- overhandle English
- panhandle English
- pseudohandle English
- rehandle English
- stickhandle English
- hendel Dutch, Flemish
- ハンドル Japanese
- handel Middle English
- 핸들 Korean
- Hendel Pennsylvania German