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mismanaged

mismanaged is the simple past and past participle of mismanage.

Meaning of mismanage

Verb

mismanage (third-person singular simple present mismanages, present participle mismanaging, simple past and past participle mismanaged)

  1. (transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
    • She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.
  2. (intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
    • The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged.

Questions about mismanaged

What is mismanaged the simple past and past participle of?
Mismanaged is the simple past and past participle of mismanage.

Words near mismanaged in the dictionary

  1. mismake
  2. mismakes
  3. mismaking
  4. mismanage
  5. mismanageable
  6. mismanaged
  7. mismanagement
  8. mismanagements
  9. mismanager
  10. mismanagers
  11. mismanages

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