MISHANDLE

v. 1 abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-treat, beat (up), brutalize, maul, molest, injure, hurt, harm, handle or treat roughly, manhandle, Colloq knock about or around The poor child was mishandled by her parents 2 mismanage, bungle, botch, misconduct, mangle, mess up, muddle, wreck, ruin, destroy, Colloq muff, make a mess or hash of, Slang screw up, bugger up, Taboo fuck up Forster mishandled the deal so badly that it cost the company millions