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Meanings of mismanage (mismanaged) in English

Manage badly or incompetently.

        Usage of mismanaged in English
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        OPINION:Twice in a generation the political class has mismanaged the public finances.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Xinhua said the institutions concealed information regarding shareholder structures and were mismanaged.
        Reuters
        3
        The funds of the Steam-committee have been lamentably mismanaged in this instance.
        Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay
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        But Buffalo mismanaged the clock and did not attempt a field goal.
        Reuters
        5
        I think not, sir-he rather mismanaged the affairs of the Hoboken Bank.
        Elinor Wyllys; Or, The Young Folk of Longbridge: A Tale. Volume ...
        6
        The poor old Squire-notthe wisest of men-has woefully mismanaged his estate.
        Wives and Daughters
        7
        Speaking by phone from Hawaii, Kryeziu admitted Maui X-Stream mismanaged the launch.
        Wired
        8
        Some congressional Republicans had accused Holder of covering up the mismanaged operation.
        Reuters
        9
        Their drill can hardly be appointed for wrong hours, or otherwise mismanaged.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 / A Maga...
        10
        Some business that he mismanaged, if you remember, sir, down at Calne.
        Elster's Folly: A Novel
        11
        He's been mismanaged, I reckon, and hasn't any sense of righteousness yet.
        The Spinners
        12
        De Waal concedes that Yemen was food insecure, mismanaged and in economic crisis.
        The Guardian
        13
        These firms have been mismanaged and have taken people's money, another analyst says.
        The Guardian
        14
        It is now clear that that plan was either misjudged, under-resourced or mismanaged.
        The Irish Times
        15
        The current sewerage system is clearly outdated, overloaded and being mismanaged.
        The South African
        16
        However, it was sold with falsehoods and is now being mismanaged.
        The Irish Times
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        Mismanaged through the time
        Mismanaged across language varieties
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