"mismanage" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/ Forms: mismanages [present, singular, third-person], mismanaging [participle, present], mismanaged [participle, past], mismanaged [past]
Etymology: From mis- + manage. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|manage}} mis- + manage Head templates: {{en-verb}} mismanage (third-person singular simple present mismanages, present participle mismanaging, simple past and past participle mismanaged)
  1. (transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mismanage-en-verb-vA9acigJ
  2. (intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. Tags: intransitive Translations (Translations): dilapidar (Spanish), despalillar (Spanish), gestionar malamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mismanage-en-verb-W6iWhe8O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mismanagement

Inflected forms

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          "text": "She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.",
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        "To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest."
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      "id": "en-mismanage-en-verb-vA9acigJ",
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        [
          "inept",
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        [
          "dishonest",
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        "(transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest."
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        "(intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest."
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          "word": "despalillar"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "gestionar malamente"
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    }
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      ],
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          "inept",
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        "(transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest."
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        "(intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest."
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "dilapidar"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "despalillar"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "gestionar malamente"
    }
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