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Answer for the clue "Mishandle a situation ", 7 letters:
mess up

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Word definitions for mess up in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
mess up \mess up\, v. t. To make a mess[5] of; to confuse, disorder, or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb. To botch[3]; to bungle.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. 2 (context transitive English) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin. 3 (context transitive English) ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: botch , bumble , fumble , botch up , muff , blow , flub , screw up , ball up , spoil , muck up ...

Usage examples of mess up.

You provide the machines but their cost is amortized over three years which'll mess up any cash flow and mean no profits for five years at least.

This troubled, needy, inner child can seriously mess up our lives.

A rotten little sealed unit the size of a large suitcase could mess up her whole plan.

The only easy thing about spear work is how easy it is to mess up the whole formation.