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Maltreat vs Mishandle - What's the difference?

maltreat | mishandle | Synonyms |

Maltreat is a synonym of mishandle.


As verbs the difference between maltreat and mishandle

is that maltreat is to treat badly, to abuse while mishandle is to handle badly, causing physical injury.

maltreat

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To treat badly, to abuse.
  • *1977 , (Alistair Horne), A Savage War of Peace , New York Review Books 2006, p. 217:
  • *:he received a telegram from the prime minister ordering that on no account were Yacef and Zohra Drif to be maltreated in any way.

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    mishandle

    English

    Verb

  • To handle badly, causing physical injury.
  • To handle incorrectly, to make a mistake in handling a thing or situation.

    • Synonyms

    * (handle badly) maltreat * (handle incorrectly) mismanage

    Anagrams

    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

  • to maltreat or mistreat

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