mishandled
Dealt with badly
Mishandled is the past tense of mishandle, meaning to deal with something clumsily, carelessly, or inappropriately.
Physical objects can be mishandled through rough treatment: The package arrived damaged because it was mishandled in shipping.
More often the word describes poor management of situations, information, or responsibilities: The company mishandled the data breach, Critics say the administration mishandled the crisis.
Performed ineptly, failed
- fumbledHandled awkwardly, dropped
- blunderedMade a clumsy error
- flubbedMade an error
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
ruined · mangled · butchered · messed up · screwed up · fouled up · mucked up · marred
Handled badly or incompetently
- bungledPerformed ineptly, failed
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- misprocessedHandled or computed incorrectly
- misfiledIncorrectly stored or categorized
misrouted · misallocated · misdirected · lost · delayed · misplaced · paperwork error · misassigned
Let fall downward
- damagedMade worse by injury
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- dentedHaving a surface depression
scratched · cracked · torn · bruised · battered · roughed up · jostled · shaken
Not given proper attention
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
unattended · abandoned · forsaken · exposed · vulnerable · unsecured · unmonitored · unwatched
bungled
Performed ineptly, failed
spoiled · ruined · mangled · butchered · messed up · screwed up · fouled up · mucked up · marred · garbled
mismanaged
Handled badly or incompetently
- bungledPerformed ineptly, failed
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- misprocessedHandled or computed incorrectly
misfiled · misrouted · misallocated · misdirected · lost · delayed · misplaced · paperwork error · misassigned
dropped
Let fall downward
dented · scratched · cracked · torn · bruised · battered · roughed up · jostled · shaken · misloaded
neglected
Not given proper attention
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
forgotten · unattended · abandoned · forsaken · exposed · vulnerable · unsecured · unmonitored · unwatched · slipshod
mishandledcared for
Provided attention and support
nurtured · safeguarded · protected · looked after · preserved