mismanage
verb (used with or without object)
to manage incompetently or dishonestly.
mismanaged
Example Sentences
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For most of the 20th century, the federal government managed, and frequently mismanaged, the energy resources on tribal trust lands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Audax swiftly countersued, claiming H.I.G. mismanaged the business after taking over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 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
But that casino, mismanaged and too far away from major highways, was a money-losing business.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
