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All mishandling synonyms

mis·han·dle
M m

noun mishandling

  • misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
  • mistreatment — to treat badly or abusively.
  • misappropriation — to put to a wrong use.
  • misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
  • wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
  • sin — the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • mismanage — Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
  • fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
  • corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
  • crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
  • debasement — Debasement is the action of reducing the value or quality of something.
  • delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
  • desecration — a desecrating or being desecrated
  • injustice — the quality or fact of being unjust; inequity.
  • maltreatment — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
  • misapplication — to make a wrong application or use of.
  • misdeed — an immoral or wicked deed.
  • misrule — bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
  • misusage — wrong or improper usage, as of words.
  • mismanagement — The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
  • offense — a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
  • maladministration — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
  • perversion — the act of perverting.
  • tyranny — arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
  • prostitution — the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money.
  • misgovernment — to govern or manage badly.
  • wrongdoing — behavior or action that is wrong, evil, or blameworthy.
  • abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
  • ill-treat — to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
  • exploitation — The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
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