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Definition of "mismanage" [mis•man•age]

  • To manage badly or carelessly. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mismanage" in a sentence
  • "That's eight more months that this company is able to "mismanage" hard-earned dollars from scrupulous families."
  • "It's not their fault that we mismanage the earth's resources."
  • "Why NASA would mismanage the most challenging program of all is a mystery."