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
Oppress and mishandle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oppress" instead a verb "Mishandle".
Nearby Word: mishandling
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Oppress and Mishandle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mishandle/oppress
Mishandle & Oppress. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mishandle/oppress>.
Oppress or Mishandle. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mishandle/oppress.
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