Mismanage
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transitive verb.
To manage badly or carelessly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To manage badly; conduct carelessly or improperly.
noun.
Mistake; miscarriage.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb.
To manage ill or improperly.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To manage an area of
responsibility
in a way which is
inept
,
incompetent
, or
dishonest
.
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verb.
manage badly or incompetently
Word Usage
"That's eight more months that this company is able to "mismanage" hard-earned dollars from scrupulous families."
Form
mismanagement
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
care
deal
handle
manage
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
advantage
disadvantage
manage
micromanage
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abuse
be negligent
befoul
blunder
botch
verb-form
mismanaged
mismanages
mismanaging