mishandlings
Cases of bungling
Mishandlings are instances of managing something badly or improperly.
The word typically appears in contexts of institutional failure or negligence: The report detailed mishandlings of evidence by the police department.
A single error is a mishandling; a pattern of them suggests systemic problems.
Unintentional deviations from correctness
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- fumblesHandles clumsily, drops
- mistakesUnintended wrong actions
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
bungled · mismanagement · incompetence · negligence · oversights · lapses · carelessness · sloppiness
Mishandling through incompetence
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
incompetence · communication · leadership · coordination · escalation · containment · aftermath · criticism
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- irregularitiesDeviations from expected patterns
- discrepanciesDifferences where agreement expected
- misappropriationsWrongful use of assets
accounting · audits · funds · budgets · transactions · misconduct · malfeasance · fiduciary
Descends or releases
- breakageAct of shattering
- damageHarm or impairment
- roughUneven in surface
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
clumsy · improper · storage · shipping · transport · packaging · fragile · crushed
Improper interference with something
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- chainLinked segments forming length
- custodyProtective care or control
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
specimens · samples · collection · preservation · storage · protocols · integrity · compromised
errors
Unintentional deviations from correctness
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- fumblesHandles clumsily, drops
- mistakesUnintended wrong actions
botched · bungled · mismanagement · incompetence · negligence · oversights · lapses · carelessness · sloppiness · foul-ups
bungling
Mishandling through incompetence
mismanagement · incompetence · communication · leadership · coordination · escalation · containment · aftermath · criticism · accountability
embezzlement
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- irregularitiesDeviations from expected patterns
- discrepanciesDifferences where agreement expected
misappropriations · accounting · audits · funds · budgets · transactions · misconduct · malfeasance · fiduciary · oversight
drops
Descends or releases
careless · clumsy · improper · storage · shipping · transport · packaging · fragile · crushed · dented
tampering
Improper interference with something
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- chainLinked segments forming length
- custodyProtective care or control
forensic · specimens · samples · collection · preservation · storage · protocols · integrity · compromised · mislabeling