mismanage
verb
mis·man·age
ˌmis-ˈma-nij 
mismanaged; mismanaging
: 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
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
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Examples of mismanage in a Sentence
the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy
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Several months later, on July 24, another complaint was filed by co-owner, Roger N. Behle Jr., alleging Anstead and Bednarski mismanaged the company's finances.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Several months later, on July 24, co-owner Roger N. Behle Jr. filed a complaint alleging Anstead and Bednarski mismanaged the company's finances.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan repeatedly mismanaged his currency by sacking central bank governors who pushed for rate hikes.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024
The accountant mismanaged the Oscar winner’s funds, bringing Pacino’s savings from a staggering $50 million to zero dollars.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Several months later, on July 24, co-owner Roger N. Behle Jr. filed a complaint alleging Anstead and Bednarski mismanaged the company's finances.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan repeatedly mismanaged his currency by sacking central bank governors who pushed for rate hikes.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024
The accountant mismanaged the Oscar winner’s funds, bringing Pacino’s savings from a staggering $50 million to zero dollars.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Mismanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mismanage. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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