mismanage

[ mis-man-ij ]
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verb (used with or without object),mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing.
  1. to manage incompetently or dishonestly: to mismanage funds.

Origin of mismanage

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

Other words for mismanage

Other words from mismanage

  • mis·man·age·ment, noun
  • mis·man·ag·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for mismanage

mismanage

/ (ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ) /


verb
  1. (tr) to manage badly or wrongly

Derived forms of mismanage

  • mismanagement, noun
  • mismanager, noun

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