Synonyms of MISHANDLE

verb

1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin

   • BOTCH12
   • BUMBLE12
   • FUMBLE13
   • MUFF12
   • BLOW9
   • FLUB9
   • SPOIL7
   • BUNGLE9
   • FLUFF14
   • BOLLIX15
   • BOLLOCKS16
   • BOBBLE12

   Also: botch up, screw up, ball up, muck up, bollix up, bollocks up, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up.

   Not playable in Scrabble US: BODGE.

2. manage badly or incompetently

   • MISMANAGE14
   • MISCONDUCT17