Be careful not to drop or mishandle your tortoise.
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Mishandle
//mɪsˈhændəl//
Synonyms for "mishandle" (110 found)
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Related words (55)
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Translations
12 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- малтретиране verb (manipulate roughly)
Catalan
2 entries- malmenar verb (manipulate roughly)
- malmenar verb (deal with incorrectly)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 处理不当 verb (deal with incorrectly)
- 虐待 verb (manipulate roughly)
Finnish
3 entries- hoitaa huonosti verb (deal with incorrectly)
- käsitellä kovakouraisesti verb (manipulate roughly)
- tunaroida verb (deal with incorrectly)
Māori
3 entries- haukeke verb (manipulate roughly)
- raukoti verb (manipulate roughly)
- raukoti verb (deal with incorrectly)
Spanish
1 entries- llevar mal verb (deal with incorrectly)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
If you mishandle a fragile package, the contents may break.
Source: wiktionary
The obvious advantages of this method of new motor vehicle delivery over long distances,, which the L.M.R. says dealers and ultimate customers are beginning to appreciate, are all-weather reliability, arrival in mint condition and with only a very small mileage "on the clock", and the assurance that the car has not been mishandled during its running-in period; […].
Source: wiktionary
The prime minister was accused of mishandling the diplomatic crisis.
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