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maladminister

[ mal-uhd-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.
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Origin of maladminister

First recorded in 1695–1705; mal- + administer

OTHER WORDS FROM maladminister

mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, nounmal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, noun

Words nearby maladminister

maladapted, maladaptive, maladdress, maladjusted, maladjustment, maladminister, maladministration, maladroit, malady, mala fide, mala fides
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Words related to maladminister

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

British Dictionary definitions for maladminister

maladminister
/ (ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə) /
verb
(tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly

Derived forms of maladminister

maladministrator, noun
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