mismanage
verb (used with or without object)
to manage incompetently or dishonestly.
mismanaged
Example Sentences
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Though Wednesday’s missive highlighted AI’s immense potential for good—citing developments in energy, medical care and agriculture—he stressed how badly things could go if the transition is mismanaged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Germain mismanaged the land campaign against the American rebels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put her in this process. But it has been mismanaged by Sussan Ley."
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Reached by telephone, Marino declined to comment on the letter or the mismanaged director’s search.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
The Osage were also able to retrieve at least a portion of the oil funds mismanaged over decades by the U.S. government.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
