mishandling
Managing something poorly
Mishandling is managing something badly or carelessly.
You can mishandle a package by dropping it, mishandle a situation by making poor decisions, or mishandle funds through negligence or improper accounting.
The word implies that something deserved better treatment than it received: The investigation was botched by mishandling of evidence.
Incompetent handling of responsibilities
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- botchingDoing something poorly
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
tactlessness · insensitivity · escalation · aggravation · exacerbation · tone-deaf · heavy-handed · ham-fisted
Fault in communication
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
bungling · incompetence · negligence · misprocessing · miscalculation · misfiling · misrouting · lapse
Letting something fall
- breakageAct of shattering
- damageHarm or impairment
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
scratching · denting · crushing · tearing · jostling · fumbling · battering · mangling
Wrongful taking of entrusted assets
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- irregularitiesDeviations from expected patterns
Improper interference with something
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- spoliationDestruction or plundering
- mislabelingIncorrect identification marking
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
Escape through a breach
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
- misfilingIncorrect document storage
- mislabelingIncorrect identification marking
mismanagement
Incompetent handling of responsibilities
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- botchingDoing something poorly
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
misjudgment · tactlessness · insensitivity · escalation · aggravation · exacerbation · tone-deaf · heavy-handed · ham-fisted · maladroit
error
Fault in communication
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
mismanagement · bungling · incompetence · negligence · misprocessing · miscalculation · misfiling · misrouting · lapse · mishap
dropping
Letting something fall
bruising · scratching · denting · crushing · tearing · jostling · fumbling · battering · mangling · crumpling
misappropriation
Wrongful taking of entrusted assets
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
tampering
Improper interference with something
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- spoliationDestruction or plundering
- mislabelingIncorrect identification marking
compromised · inadmissible · cross-contamination · degradation
leak
Escape through a breach
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
- misfilingIncorrect document storage
- mislabelingIncorrect identification marking
- blundersblunder, blunders, blundered, mistakes, botch
- Incompetencebungle, failure, botch, inability, blunder
- mismanagementdysfunction, misuse, incompetence, inefficiency, bungling
- misusingabusing, misapplying, misappropriating, misallocating, misdirecting
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
- book damagewater damage, torn pages, loose pages, cracked spine, broken spine