mismanage
verb (used with or without object)
to manage incompetently or dishonestly.
mismanages
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present tense formof mismanage (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Reporting from The New York Times has highlighted the way that the jail complex mismanages the stationing of its nearly 8,000 uniformed staff members, with some rarely interacting with detainees at all.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2022
Wired’s investigation is a deep dive that demonstrates how your data can be at risk if a massive company mismanages internal access to it or carelessly leaves it open to outsiders.
From The Verge ● Nov. 19, 2021
"It’s not uncommon that a conservator mismanages money and profits off of that," Kaplan said.
From Fox News ● Oct. 1, 2021
The man who manages his neighbor's affairs mismanages his own.
From The Sowers by Henry Seton Merriman
I have been very happy sometimes during the past year; and whatever the blind Fate that mismanages the world may elect to demand in payment, I shall not haggle.
From The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking by James Branch Cabell
