"mismanagement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mismanagements [plural]
Etymology: mis- + management Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|management}} mis- + management Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} mismanagement (usually uncountable, plural mismanagements)
  1. The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly): míbhainistíocht [feminine] (Irish), drochbhainistiú [masculine] (Irish), 失態 (shittai) (Japanese), vanstyre [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), vanstyre [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), бесхозя́йственность (besxozjájstvennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)

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