Home › Words › M › mismanipulatemismanipulatemismanipulate · verb — to manipulate badly; to operate in a way that does not achieve the intended result.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom mis- + manipulate.verbTo manipulate badly; to operate in a way that does not achieve the intended result.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mishandle 66% match — To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage. vs mismanipulate →manipulate 66% match — To move, arrange or operate something using the hands vs mismanipulate →manipulatively 64% match — In a manipulative manner. vs mismanipulate →manipulation 63% match — The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated. vs mismanipulate →misimplement 63% match — To implement incorrectly or poorly vs mismanipulate →misexploit 63% match — To exploit wrongly. vs mismanipulate →mismanage 62% match — To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. vs mismanipulate →manip 61% match — manipulation vs mismanipulate →