noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who manhandles; rough physical treatment.

   "The memory of harassments, threats and manhandlings, the fear brought by torture pricks painfully in his subconscious."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of manhandle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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maltreatmistreatrough upabusebatterbear

Example

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"The memory of harassments, threats and manhandlings, the fear brought by torture pricks painfully in his subconscious."

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