"misadminister" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: misadministers [present, singular, third-person], misadministering [participle, present], misadministered [participle, past], misadministered [past]
Etymology: mis- + administer Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|administer}} mis- + administer Head templates: {{en-verb}} misadminister (third-person singular simple present misadministers, present participle misadministering, simple past and past participle misadministered)
  1. To administer wrongly or badly.
    Sense id: en-misadminister-en-verb-588kIs7f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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