mismanage

[ mis-man-ij ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing.

1. to manage incompetently or dishonestly:

   to mismanage funds.

   Synonyms: maladminister, botch, bungle, mishandle

mismanage

/ ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ /

verb

1. tr to manage badly or wrongly

Derived Forms

• ˌmisˈmanagement, noun
• ˌmisˈmanager, noun

Other Words From

• mis·manage·ment noun
• mis·manag·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mismanage¹

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

Example Sentences

Because, in fact, she did somewhat mismanage things last time, so one of the crucial “Can she govern?”

From The Daily Beast

They are so simple in construction, that servants cannot mismanage them.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet Themistokles, rather than allow an ignorant commander to mismanage the war against Persia, bribed him to lay down his office.

From Project Gutenberg

She would marry Frank Randall; and between them they would mismanage, and ultimately ruin, the farm.

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I can't conceive how he contrived to mismanage his affairs.'

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And yet how sadly we mismanage men, and misuse opportunities.

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Related Words

• botch
• bungle
• mishandle
• misinterpret