mismanage
[ mis-man-ij ]
/ mɪsˈmæn ɪdʒ /
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verb (used with or without object), mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing.
to manage incompetently or dishonestly: to mismanage funds.
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mismanage
/ (ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ) /
verb
(tr) to manage badly or wrongly
Derived forms of mismanage
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