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mismanage en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage English mismanage From mis- + manage.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
    • She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.
  2. (intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
    • The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mismanaged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mismanaged Tense=Past lexicographic
mismanages Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mismanaging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

mismanagement · mismanager · mismanageable

Translations (4)

ota بوقلامق (Translations) · es dilapidar (Translations) · es despalillar (Translations) · es gestionar malamente (Translations)