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mis·man·age
/
mɪsˈmæn
ɪdʒ
/
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mis-
man
-ij
]
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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