Misuse vs Mishandle - What's the difference?
misuse | mishandle |
An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 4
, author=Lewis Smith
, title=Queen's English Society says enuf is enough, innit?
, work=the Guardian
To use (something) incorrectly.
To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).
(obsolete) To abuse verbally, to insult.
*, II.3.7:
To handle badly, causing physical injury.
To handle incorrectly, to make a mistake in handling a thing or situation.
to maltreat or mistreat
As verbs the difference between misuse and mishandle
is that misuse is to use (something) incorrectly while mishandle is to handle badly, causing physical injury.As a noun misuse
is an incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.misuse
English
Etymology 1
(mis-) +Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The Queen may be celebrating her jubilee but the Queen's English Society, which has railed against the misuse and deterioration of the English language, is to fold.}}
Etymology 2
From (mis-) +Verb
(misus)- Socrates was brought upon the stage by Aristophanes, and misused to his face: but he laughed, as if it concerned him not […].
