Hurt
Mishandle
Mishandle verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.
Usage example: having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society
Hurt and mishandle are semantically related in bully topic. Sometimes you can use "Hurt" instead a verb "Mishandle".
Nearby Word: mishandling
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Mishandle and Hurt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurt/mishandle
Hurt & Mishandle. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurt/mishandle>.
Mishandle or Hurt. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurt/mishandle.
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