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mismanage

[ mis-man-ij ]

verb (used with or without object)

mismanaged, mismanaging.
  1. to manage incompetently or dishonestly:

    to mismanage funds.

    Synonyms: , , ,



mismanage

/ ˌɪˈæɪ /

verb

  1. tr to manage badly or wrongly
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԲ𳾱Գ, noun
  • ˌˈԲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·a·Գ noun
  • ·a· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mismanage1

First recorded in 1680–90; mis- 1 + manage
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Was it because of Aimee’s next husband, another dud, who mismanaged their resources and kept Aimee isolated from friends and family?

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The Bohm Law Group said in its statement that the “mounting stress caused by the increased workload, lack of support, and mismanaged corpses began to trigger Ridge’s undiagnosed PTSD.”

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Fans feel disconnected from a mismanaged club that once had the opportunity to be a regular mid-table Premier League team.

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When the fires broke out on Jan. 7, he quickly lambasted Mayor Karen Bass for not being on the ground and accused the city of mismanaging water resources.

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Donalds said that “if a state is so grossly mismanaged that the initial disaster is not quickly contained, then we have a responsibility to do common-sense things.”

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