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Definition of mismanage verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mismanage

verb
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ/
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mismanage
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ/
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ/
he / she / it mismanages
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒɪz/
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒɪz/
past simple mismanaged
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒd/
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒd/
past participle mismanaged
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒd/
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒd/
-ing form mismanaging
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒɪŋ/
 
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒɪŋ/
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  1. mismanage something to deal with or manage something badly synonym mishandle
    • The department’s budget was badly mismanaged.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • grossly
    • completely
    See full entry
See mismanage in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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