mishandle vs mess up

mess up vs mishandle

mishandle and mess up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mishandle	No	No	Yes	No
mess up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mishandle and mess up are synonyms defined as:

mishandle and mess up: make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Other synonyms of mishandle include ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil.

mishandle (verb)	mess up (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin	make a mess of or create disorder in
manage badly or incompetently	disturb the smoothness of
	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between mishandle and mess up

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