Word: mishandle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mis
han
dle
Definition: Improper, wrong, or bad usage or treatment; abuse.
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: hand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of helping.
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.