mishandle

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner une action impliquant une gestion ou une manipulation incorrecte, négligente ou inappropriée de quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of dealing with something incorrectly, carelessly, or inappropriately.

1. Manage badly or incompetentlyB2formal

   To deal with a situation or problem in a way that is ineffective or wrong.

   Mal gérer

   • The manager mishandled the customer complaint, making it worse.
   • The project was mishandled from the start, leading to delays.
   • She mishandled the negotiations, causing the deal to fall through.

   Synonymesbotchbunglebutcherflubfumblemanglemess upmismanage

   Antonymesadministerconducthandlemanage

2. Make a mess of, destroy or ruinB2formal

   To treat something roughly or incorrectly, causing damage or failure.

   malmener, gâcher

   • He mishandled the fragile equipment and it broke.
   • The evidence was mishandled by the police, compromising the case.
   • They mishandled the financial records, resulting in a huge loss.

   Synonymesbotchbunglebutcherfoul upmanglemess upruinspoil

   Antonymesdealhandlemanage