transitive verb. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage.

transitive verb. To treat roughly; maltreat.

To maltreat.

transitive verb. To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.

verb. To handle badly, causing physical injury.

verb. To handle incorrectly, to make a mistake in handling a thing or situation.

verb. manage badly or incompetently

verb. make a mess of, destroy or ruin

"Who doesn't "mishandle" -- i.e., misplace, loose, forget where they left -- the tuition check, the gas bill, keys, glasses, the grocery list, and yes, even take-home work -- at least once in awhile?"

care  deal  fail  go wrong  handle  

Handel  Randal  Randall  Vandal  bandel  

abuse  batter  be negligent  beat up  befoul  

mishandled  mishandles  mishandling