mismanage
verb (used with or without object)
to manage incompetently or dishonestly.
have mismanaged
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present perfectof mismanage.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have led to claims that officials there have mismanaged the city's preparation for such events.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
“The facts show that the parents have mismanaged the minor’s finances to a significant degree,” the judge wrote in his divorce ruling.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
Later reporting showed that Carnival might have mismanaged the crisis in myriad ways, even keeping cruises operating well after the danger signs about the virus were clear.
From Slate ● May 22, 2020
The companies have mismanaged their nuclear power plants to the point that one of the two plants has been prematurely shut down and the other will soon be in mothballs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2018
You’re still not facing up to how badly you have mismanaged your business.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
