单词 | mismanage |
释义 | mismanage (once / 2975 pages) v To mismanage is to handle something badly. A company will go bankrupt if its leaders mismanage it. If you mismanage your allowance, you’ll be out of money in no time. To manage is to handle or run something, so to mismanage is to make a mess of something you're doing or running. A general manager could mismanage a basketball team by trading away good players. The President can mismanage the country by making political and economic mistakes. You can mismanage your time if you goof off and don't get your work done. To mismanage is to mishandle. WORD FAMILYmismanage: mismanaged, mismanagement, mismanages, mismanaging+/manage: manageable, managed, management, manager, manages, managing, mismanage/manageable: manageability, manageableness, manageably, unmanageable/management: managements/manager: managerial, managers, managership/managerial: managerially/managership: managerships/mismanagement: mismanagements/unmanageable: unmanageableness, unmanageably USAGE EXAMPLES“Many people, including those on Obama’s national security council, believed the administration underestimated and mismanaged the political response to Bergdahl’s rescue,” she said. Washington Times(Dec 07, 2016) The daughter who constantly mismanaged her checking account — and turned to payday lenders when parents stopped covering her overdrafts. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) Opposition parties have criticized the move, saying the government mismanaged the currency change and that Modi should address Parliament to explain his decision. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) v manage badly or incompetently The funds were mismanaged Syn|Hyper misconduct, mishandle care, deal, handle, manage be in charge of, act on, or dispose of |
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