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- [mis-man-ij]
- /mɪsˈmæn ɪdʒ/
- /ˌmɪsˈmæn.ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis-man-ij]
- /mɪsˈmæn ɪdʒ/
Definitions of mismanage word
- noun mismanage Manage (something) badly or wrongly. 1
- transitive verb mismanage handle badly 1
- transitive verb mismanage supervise badly 1
- verb mismanage To mismanage something means to manage it badly. 0
- verb mismanage to manage badly or wrongly 0
- verb transitive mismanage to manage or administer badly or dishonestly 0
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Origin of mismanage
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; mis-1 + manage
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Parts of speech for Mismanage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mismanage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
mismanage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mismanage
verb mismanage
- mishandle — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
noun mismanage
- misapplication — to make a wrong application or use of.
- misappropriation — to put to a wrong use.
- mistreatment — to treat badly or abusively.
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- mishandling — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
Antonyms for mismanage
verb mismanage
- do well — be successful
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
- manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with mi
- Words starting with mis
- Words starting with mism
- Words starting with misma
- Words starting with misman
- Words starting with mismana
- Words starting with mismanag
- Words starting with mismanage