Definition

1. Verb:
   • To manage or administer something badly, incompetently, or inefficiently. It implies a failure to handle responsibilities, resources, or a situation properly, often leading to negative consequences.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The board of directors was accused of mismanaging the company's finances.
  • If you mismanage your time, you will not meet the project deadline.
  • The charity's funds were severely mismanaged, leading to a public scandal.

Advanced Usage

• "to be mismanaged": Describes a state resulting from poor management.
  • The entire project was so badly mismanaged that it had to be canceled.
• "to mismanage a crisis": To handle an emergency or difficult situation poorly.
  • The government was criticized for mismanaging the public health crisis.

Variants and Related Words

• Mismanagement (n): The act or process of managing something badly.
  • Financial mismanagement led to the firm's bankruptcy.
• Mismanager (n): A person who manages something badly (less common).
  • He was labeled a mismanager after the team's poor performance.

Synonyms

• Mishandle: To deal with something incorrectly or clumsily.
• Botch: To carry out a task badly or carelessly.
• Bungle: To perform a task clumsily or incompetently.
• Mishandle: Similar to mismanage, often used for physical objects or situations.

Antonyms

• Manage: To handle or control something successfully.
• Administer: To manage the operation or execution of something.
• Oversee: To watch over and direct (an activity or project).

Related Phrases

• Gross mismanagement: A severe degree of incompetent management, often with legal implications.
  • The report cited gross mismanagement of public assets.

Verb

1. manage badly or incompetently
   • The funds were mismanaged