maladminister

[mal-uh d-min-uh-ster]

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verb (used with object)

to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.

Origin of maladminister

First recorded in 1695–1705; mal- + administer

Related formsmal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, nounmal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, noun

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Related Words for maladminister

err, botch, flub, muff, fumble, mistreat, misuse, bungle, misdirect, mishandle, blow, goof, harm, pervert, overlook, blunder, confound, abuse, misapply, misconduct

British Dictionary definitions for maladminister

maladminister

verb

(tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly

Derived Formsmaladministrator, noun

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