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mismanage

[mis-man-ij]

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

to manage incompetently or dishonestly: to mismanage funds.

Origin:
1680–90; mis-¹ + manage

Related forms

mis·man·age·ment, noun

mis·man·ag·er, noun

Synonyms
mishandle, bungle, botch, maladminister.

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mismanage (ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ)

—vb
	(tr) to manage badly or wrongly

mis'management

—n

mis'manager

—n

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