0 past simple and past participle of mishandle
1 to deal with something without the necessary care or skill:
The police were accused of mishandling the investigation.
Indeed, the whole issue has been mishandled from start to finish.
That shows the extent to which policy on the matter has been mishandled, and the huge sums of money that have been spent and lost.
We believe that this business has been mishandled from beginning to end.
The matter has been mishandled from the start.
Although only a small percentage is mishandled, we could not pay compensation for every unregistered letter which was delayed.
The decision to close down the project has been totally mishandled.
Their attitude was that we have mishandled it, and that we asked something unreasonable.
I regret to say that this claim has been mishandled.
