mismanipulate

verb

Etymology

From mis- + manipulate.

Definitions

  1. To manipulate badly

    To manipulate badly; to operate in a way that does not achieve the intended result.

    • We managed to mismanipulate the old bus so they would miss their train and stay over an extra day.
    • Anyway, cocksure and anxious to show off on the stage, the young student mismanipulates the chemicals under his helpless brother's eyes.

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