English Explanatory Dictionary

mismanage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
  2. To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.

Pronunciation

/mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-mismanage.wav

Word forms

mismanage mismanages mismanaging mismanaged

Etymology

From mis- + manage.

Derived words

mismanageable mismanagement mismanager
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