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maladminister

[ mal-uh d-min-uh-ster ]
/ ˌmæl ədˈmɪn ə stər /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

maladapted, maladaptive, maladdress, maladjusted, maladjustment, maladminister, maladministration, maladroit, malady, malaga, malagasy

Origin of maladminister

First recorded in 1695–1705; mal- + administer

Related forms

mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, nounmal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for maladminister

maladminister

/ (ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə) /

verb

(tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly

Derived Forms

maladministrator, noun
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