mishandle
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1. mishandle - Noun
2. mishandle - Verb
Meaning
To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.
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I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
The funds were mismanaged
But there are also signs that the government, especially at the regional level in Hubei Province, the source of the outbreak, was slow to recognize the danger and is continuing to mishandle the crisis.
Manufacturers often claim retailers overcharge them, mishandle their products, insufficiently merchandise them in stores, and put more emphasis on store brands.
Mind you, isn't that so utterly true of life, that those who clumsily and publicly mishandle life's eventuality are given far more notice and public worth than those who just get on with things with rather more dignity.