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mishandle

mis·han·dle [ miss hánd'l ] (past and past participle mis·han·dled, present participle mis·han·dling, 3rd person present singular mis·han·dles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. deal with incompetently: to deal with something or somebody in an incompetent or ineffective way

2. treat roughly: to treat something or somebody roughly

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