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Definition of mismanage

mismanage

/ˌmɪsˈmæn.ɪdʒ/
mis · man · age
Adjective:mismanaged
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Past Simple:mismanaged
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Past Participle:mismanaged
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Present Participle:mismanaging
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mismanage Lexical Profile

mismanage Game Scores & Validity

• verb

1

To manage, administer, or control (an organization, affair, or resource) badly, incompetently, or dishonestly.

Example

"The board of directors voted to replace the executives who had mismanaged the company's pension fund."

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• Rhymes for mismanage

• Nearby Words

misleadingness
mislearn
mislocate
mismanage
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mismark
mismatch

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the mid-17th century from the prefix mis- ('badly' or 'wrongly') and the verb manage, which ultimately derives from Italian maneggiare ('to handle or train horses'), from Latin manus ('hand').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mismanage. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mismanage
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