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mismanage

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mis·man·age  (ms-mnj)
tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es
To manage badly or carelessly.

mis·manage·ment n.

mismanage [ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ]
vb
(tr) to manage badly or wrongly
mismanagement  n
mismanager  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.mismanage - manage badly or incompetentlymismanage - manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"
handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

mismanage
verb mishandle, bungle, botch, mess up, misdirect, misconduct, make a mess of, make a hash of (informal), make a nonsense of, bodge (informal), misgovern, maladminister Three-quarters of those surveyed thought the President had mismanaged the economy.
Translations
mismanage [ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ] VT [+ business, estate, shop] → administrar mal; [+ situation] → llevar mal, manejar mal
mismanage [ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ] vt
[+ the economy, funds] → mal gérer
[+ company] → mal gérer
mismanage
vt company, financesschlecht verwalten; affair, dealschlecht abwickeln or handhaben
mismanage [ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ] vtamministrare or gestire or condurre male


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If the Assistant Commissioner wanted to mismanage this affair nothing, of course, could prevent him.
 
 
 
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