All mismanage synonyms
mis·man·age
M m 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.
- misinterpret — Interpret (something or someone) wrongly.
- bungle — If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- 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.
- fumble — to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
- muff — sheet glass made from a blown cylinder (muff) that is split and flattened.
- misgovern — to govern or manage badly.
- mess up — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- make a hash of — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
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.
- ill-treat — to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
- misusage — wrong or improper usage, as of words.