mishandle vs screw up

screw up vs mishandle

mishandle and screw up both are verbs.

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

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

mishandle and screw 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, mess up, muck up, muff, spoil.

mishandle (verb)	screw up (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin	twist into a strained configuration
manage badly or incompetently	make more intense
	screw or turn higher
	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between mishandle and screw up

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