"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: 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 50 50
  2. (intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-mismanage-en-verb-W6iWhe8O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mismanagement

Inflected forms

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