maladminister
[ mal-uh d-min-uh-ster ]
/ ˌmæl ədˈmɪn ə stər /
verb (used with object)
to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
Origin of maladminister
First recorded in 1695–1705;
mal- +
administer
OTHER WORDS FROM maladminister
mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun mal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, nounWords nearby maladminister
maladapted,
maladaptive,
maladdress,
maladjusted,
maladjustment,
maladminister,
maladministration,
maladroit,
malady,
malaga,
malagasy
British Dictionary definitions for maladminister
maladminister
/ (ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə) /
verb
(tr)
to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly