"mismanagement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /(ˌ)mɪsˈmanᵻdʒm(ə)nt/ [UK], /ˌmɪsˈmænədʒm(ə)nt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-mismanagement.wav [US] Forms: mismanagement, mismanagements [plural]
Etymology: mismanage + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|mismanage|ment}} mismanage + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Mismanagement is the act of controlling or organising something such as a business badly.
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