Mismanage
21mismanage — verb the accountant had mismanaged their personal finances Syn: bungle, make a mess of, mishandle, spoil, ruin, wreck; informal botch, make a hash of, mess up, screw up, fluff …
22mismanage — v maladminister, misgovern, misdirect, misrule, misconduct, mishandle; misspend, squander, waste, dissipate; be incompetent, be inefficient; bungle, botch, Inf. muff, Inf. flub, spoil, Inf. foul up, Sl. blow; hash, muddle, mangle, Sl. screw up,… …
23mismanage — mis·manage …
24mismanage — mis•man•age [[t]mɪsˈmæn ɪdʒ[/t]] v. t. v. i. aged, ag•ing to manage incompetently or dishonestly • Etymology: 1680–90 mis•man′age•ment, n …
25mismanage — /mɪsˈmænɪdʒ/ (say mis manij) verb (t) (mismanaged, mismanaging) to manage incompetently or dishonestly. –mismanagement, noun –mismanager, noun …
26mismanage — /mɪs mænɪdʒ/ verb to manage something badly ● The company had been badly mismanaged under the previous MD …
27mismanage — v.tr. manage badly or wrongly. Derivatives: mismanagement n …
28mismanagement — mismanage mis‧man‧age [ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ] verb [transitive] to manage a company, economy etc badly: • The project has been mismanaged from start to finish. • British firms squander billions each year by mismanaging corporate overheads. mismanagement… …
29mismanagement — mismanage ► VERB ▪ manage badly or wrongly. DERIVATIVES mismanagement noun …
30make a mess of — MISMANAGE, mishandle, bungle, fluff, spoil, ruin, wreck; informal mess up, botch, make a hash of, muck up, foul up; Brit. informal make a pig s ear of, make a Horlicks of, cock up. → mess * * * make a mess of : to ruin (something) or to make many …
