mishandle vs care

care vs mishandle

mishandle is not a noun while care is a noun.

mishandle and care both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mishandle	No	No	Yes	No
care	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, care is a hypernym of mishandle; that is, care is a word with a broader meaning than mishandle:

mishandle: manage badly or incompetently
care: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

Other hypernyms of mishandle include deal, handle, manage.

mishandle (noun)	care (noun)
	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
	attention and management implying responsibility for safety
	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
	a cause for feeling concern
	an anxious feeling

mishandle (verb)	care (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin	to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
manage badly or incompetently	feel concern or interest
	be concerned with
	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
	provide care for

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