Mismanage

Pronunciation: /mɪsˈmænɪdʒ/

Definitions of mismanage

verb to handle or control poorly or incompetently

Example Sentences

A1 She mismanaged her time and missed the bus.

A2 The new manager mismanaged the project and caused delays.

B1 The company mismanaged its finances and went bankrupt.

B2 The government mismanaged the crisis and made the situation worse.

C1 The CEO was accused of mismanaging funds and was forced to resign.

C2 The director's decision to mismanage the merger led to a loss of investor confidence.

Examples of mismanage in a Sentence

formal The company's board of directors was accused of mismanaging funds.

informal The manager really mismanaged the team's project and now we're behind schedule.

slang I can't believe he mismanaged the whole operation, what a mess.

figurative She mismanaged her emotions and ended up hurting those around her.

Grammatical Forms of mismanage

• past tense: mismanaged
• plural: mismanages
• comparative: more mismanaged
• superlative: most mismanaged
• present tense: mismanage
• future tense: will mismanage
• perfect tense: have mismanaged
• continuous tense: is mismanaging
• singular: mismanages
• positive degree: well managed
• infinitive: to mismanage
• gerund: mismanaging
• participle: mismanaged

Origin and Evolution of mismanage

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'mismanage' originated from the combination of 'mis-' meaning 'badly' or 'wrongly' and 'manage' meaning 'to handle or control'.

Evolution of the word: The word 'mismanage' has retained its original meaning of handling or controlling something poorly or ineffectively since its first known use in the 17th century.