mismanage

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ manage.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/
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Verb

mismanage (third-person singular simple present mismanages, present participle mismanaging, simple past and past participle mismanaged)

(transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.
(intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged.

Derived terms

mismanagement

Translations

Ottoman Turkish: بوقلامق (boklamak)
Spanish: dilapidar (es), despalillar (es), gestionar malamente