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mismanage

[ mis-man-ij ]

/ mɪsˈmæn ɪdʒ /

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verb (used with or without object), mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing.

to manage incompetently or dishonestly: to mismanage funds.

Origin of mismanage

First recorded in 1680–90; mis-¹ + manage

SYNONYMS FOR mismanage

mishandle, bungle, botch, maladminister.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mismanage

mis·man·age·ment, noun mis·man·ag·er, noun

Words nearby mismanage

mislead, misleading, misleared, mislike, mislocate, mismanage, mismarriage, mismatch, mismate, mismove, misname

Example sentences from the Web for mismanagement

It was a mismanagement situation that led to me not acting for 10 months.

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Some have been a result of mismanagement; others, simply horrible coincidences.

Turkey's Tragedy and History's Worst Mining Accidents |Emily Shire |May 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nor will Hillary repeat the tactical blunders, disarray and mismanagement of her previous presidential effort.

Yes, Pundits, Hillary Has the 2016 Nomination in the Bag |Robert Shrum |February 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And Arnold, a former supporter of Christie, said his gross misjudgment and mismanagement in Bridgegate has turned her.

Better Call Rosemarie! Meet the Lawyer Suing Christie Over Bridgegate |Olivia Nuzzi |January 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Yes, both were problems of mismanagement, incompetence, neglect, and disinterest.

No, the Rollout of HealthCare.gov Is Nothing Like Hurricane Katrina |Jamelle Bouie |November 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Hence one man's mismanagement has caused the nation to suffer miserably.

China and the Manchus |Herbert Allen Giles
The care is altogether too much, and the mismanagement of the place makes it intolerable.

Woman in Prison |Caroline H. Woods
Care, therefore, should be taken to prevent fraud and mismanagement.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution |Various
"That was entirely her own mismanagement—" began the hard tones.

Back To Billabong |Mary Grant Bruce
This failure was attributable to the mismanagement and inefficiency of the fleet.

History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia |Charles Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for mismanagement

mismanage

/ (ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ) /

verb

(tr) to manage badly or wrongly

Derived forms of mismanage

mismanagement, noun mismanager, noun