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Meanings of mishandle in anglès

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Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.

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Manage badly or incompetently.

Usage of mishandle in anglès
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Clinton and her staff maintain she did not mishandle any information.
Reuters
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It doesn't matter that the ministers and their courtiers shamelessly mishandle the nation's affairs.
The book of disquiet
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As the West continuous to mishandle the electronic jihad it is proving the militants right.
Reuters
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When we mishandle or suppress it, it has drastic effects on our physical, emotional and social health.
The Irish Times
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Because I mishandle them in my tragedies.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
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If they see you on the streets, they will inflict indignities upon you, they will mishandle you-
They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming
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But when you abuse credit-ormishandle your debt obligations-youcan almost certainly expect to take a financial tumble.
Ebony
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Did he mishandle his eclipse measurement?
The Guardian
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Why should ye mishandle yourselves thus?
The White Company
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Often they mishandle and spoil the beautiful relationship on which they have entered to their own disgust and disappointment.
Men, Women, and God / A Discussion of Sex Questions from the Chr...
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They are not excluded from Powell's novels, nor are all manner of trivia other writers might scorn or mishandle.
The Guardian
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Why should they mishandle you?
The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales
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But I have ever observed that the foremost in the field are they who would scorn to mishandle a prisoner.
The White Company
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After a mishandle of the dribble, he was coming straight toward me, and I saw him look at the clock.
Reuters
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The group said in a statement that officials have mishandled the situation.
Ebony
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Both sides mishandled the crisis that followed, leading to the final split.
Reuters
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Translations for mishandle
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Mishandle through the time