Dictionary Definition
mismanage v : manage badly or incompetently; "The
funds were mismanaged" [syn: mishandle, misconduct]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To manage an area of responsibility in a way
which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
- She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.
- To behave, in a management capacity, in a
manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
- The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged.
Derived terms
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abuse,
be negligent, befoul,
convert, debase, defalcate, defile, desecrate, divert, do amiss, embezzle, foul, maladminister, misadminister, misapply, misappropriate, miscall, miscite, misconduct, miscount, misdeal, misdirect, misemploy, misfield, misgovern, misguide, mishandle, misplay, misprint, misquote, misread, misreport, misrule, misspell, misuse, peculate, pervert, pilfer, pollute, profane, prostitute, violate