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mismanage

American  
[mis-man-ij] / mɪsˈmæn ɪdʒ /

verb (used with or without object)

mismanaged, mismanaging

  1. to manage incompetently or dishonestly.

    to mismanage funds.
    Synonyms:
    maladminister, botch, bungle, mishandle
mismanage British  
/ ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ /

verb

  1. (tr) to manage badly or wrongly

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Other Word Forms

  • mismanagement noun
  • mismanager noun

Etymology

Origin of mismanage

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

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