A male given name from Russian. / A female given name from Russian.

simple past tense and past participle of mishandle

Incorrect handling; mismanagement.

present participle of mishandle

(transitive) To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage. / (transitive) To deal with a situation incorrectly or ineffectively; to make a mistake in handling a situation.

Rough manipulation which causes physical damage. / Ineffective or incorrect deal. / Improper, wrong, or bad usage or treatment; abuse.

(obsolete) To encounter grief or misfortune. / (now rare) To happen through misfortune. / (intransitive) To happen ill; fare ill.

An accident, mistake, or problem. / Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.

(archaic) To happen through misfortune; to mishappen.

plural of mishap