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mishandle vs miscarry

miscarry vs mishandle

mishandle and miscarry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mishandle No No Yes No
miscarry No No Yes No
As verbs, miscarry is a hypernym of mishandle; that is, miscarry is a word with a broader meaning than mishandle:
  • mishandle: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  • miscarry: be unsuccessful
Other hypernyms of mishandle include fail, go wrong.
mishandle (verb) miscarry (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin suffer a miscarriage
manage badly or incompetently be unsuccessful
Difference between mishandle and miscarry

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