Mismanage
11mismanage — verb a) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt. b) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest …
12mismanage — verb ADVERB ▪ badly, grossly ▪ The prison service has been badly mismanaged in recent years. ▪ completely …
13mismanage — Synonyms and related words: abuse, be negligent, befoul, convert, debase, defalcate, defile, desecrate, divert, do amiss, embezzle, foul, maladminister, misadminister, misapply, misappropriate, miscall, miscite, misconduct, miscount, misdeal,… …
14mismanage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. botch, mishandle; misconduct, maladminister. See unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bungle, blunder, overlook, confound, misconduct, fumble, mess up*, foul up*, kill the goose that lays the… …
15mismanage — mis|man|age [ˌmısˈmænıdʒ] v [T] if someone mismanages something they are in charge of, they deal with or manage it badly ▪ The nation s finances had been badly mismanaged. >mismanagement n [U] ▪ the government s mismanagement of the crisis …
16mismanage — mis|man|age [ mıs mænıdʒ ] verb transitive to manage something badly: Their relationship with the press had been badly mismanaged …
17mismanage — mɪs mænɪdÊ’ v. manage improperly, manage poorly …
18mismanage — verb manage badly or wrongly. Derivatives mismanagement noun …
19mismanage — v. a. Misconduct, manage ill, make a mess of, make a botch of, make sad work of …
20mismanage — verb (T) if someone mismanages something they are in charge of, they deal with it badly: The nation s finances had been badly mismanaged. mismanagement noun (U) …
