Mismanage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

manage badly or incompetently

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪsmˈænɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪsmˈanɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪsmˈanɪdʒ/

3 syllables Say it as /mɪsmˈænɪdʒ/.

Examples

The funds were mismanaged

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mishandle misconduct

Parts of Speech

verb	manage badly or incompetently “The funds were mismanaged”

Word Forms

mismanagement	noun	management that is careless or inefficient
misconduct	noun	bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlecht verwalten

schlecht oder inkompetent zurechtkommen

🇫🇷French

mal gérer

gérer mal ou avec incompétence

🇪🇸Spanish

administrar mal

administrar mal o de manera incompetente

🇮🇹Italian

cattiva gestione

gestire male o in modo incompetente

🇳🇱Dutch

verkeerd aanpakken

slecht of incompetent beheren

🇵🇹Portuguese

administrar mal

administrar mal ou incompetentemente

🇷🇺Russian

плохо управлять

управлять плохо или некомпетентно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुरा शासन करना

बुरी तरह या अक्षमतापूर्वक प्रबंधन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অব্যবস্থাপনা

খারাপভাবে বা অযোগ্যভাবে পরিচালনা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான நிர்வாகம்

மோசமாக அல்லது திறமையாக நிர்வகிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పు నిర్వహణ

చెడుగా లేదా అసమర్థంగా నిర్వహించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गैरव्यवस्थापन

खराब किंवा अक्षमतेने व्यवस्थापित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરવહીવટ

ખરાબ રીતે અથવા અસમર્થ રીતે મેનેજ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪು ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ

ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായ മാനേജ്മെൻ്റ്

മോശമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഴിവില്ലാത്ത രീതിയിൽ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ

ਬੁਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدانتظامی

بری طرح یا نااہلی سے انتظام کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

管理不善

管理不善或无能

🇯🇵Japanese

管理ミス

管理が下手、または無能である

🇰🇷Korean

관리를 잘못하다

나쁘거나 무능하게 관리하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quản lý sai lầm

quản lý kém hoặc không đủ năng lực

🇹🇭Thai

จัดการผิดพลาด

จัดการไม่ดีหรือไร้ความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah mengurus

mengelola dengan buruk atau tidak kompeten

🇵🇭Filipino

maling pamamahala

pamahalaan ang masama o walang kakayahan

🇲🇾Malay

salah urus

menguruskan dengan teruk atau tidak cekap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوء الإدارة

إدارة سيئة أو غير كفؤة

🇮🇷Persian

سوء مدیریت

مدیریت بد یا ناتوان

🇹🇷Turkish

idare edememek

kötü veya beceriksizce yönetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניהול לא נכון

להתנהל בצורה גרועה או חסרת יכולת

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The primary meaning of 'mismanage' is 'manage badly or incompetently'.

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Using 'mismanage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mismanage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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