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单词 mismanages
释义

mismanage

verb

mis·​man·​age ˌmis-ˈma-nij How to pronounce mismanage (audio)
mismanaged; mismanaging

transitive verb

: to manage (something) wrongly or poorly
mismanage a business
… started thinking that maybe employees are sometimes mismanaged because they let themselves be mismanaged. They don't fight back. A. J. Anderson
… even those professional Pollyannas who publicly find reason to praise the current municipal administration shake their heads in private and wonder how long we can go on deliberately mismanaging our affairs. Brendan Gill
mismanagement
ˌmis-ˈma-nij-mənt How to pronounce mismanage (audio)
noun
plural mismanagements
financial mismanagement of the company

Synonyms

  • maladminister
  • misconduct
  • misgovern
  • mishandle
  • misrule
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Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

mismanages

verb

present tense third-person singular of mismanage
as in mishandles
to manage badly the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mishandles
  • damages
  • misconducts
  • misrules
  • misgoverns
  • abuses
  • violates
  • mistreats
  • misuses
  • botches
  • maladministers
  • bungles
  • maltreats
  • harms
  • hurts
  • ill-treats
  • ill-uses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • manages
  • governs
  • handles
  • husbands
  • rules
  • protects
  • helps
  • aids
  • cares (for)
  • nurtures
  • rescues
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