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mis·ad·min·is·tra·tion | \ ˌmis-əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən 
, -(ˌ)ad- \
, -(ˌ)ad- \ plural misadministrations
Definition of misadministration
: the act, process, or an instance of administering poorly or wrongly : mistaken or improper administration … a million-dollar judgment for a case involving the misadministration of psychiatric drugs to patients.— Kathy Barks Hoffman … city governments that are strapped for cash because of wasteful programs, declining tax bases and misadministration of municipal services …— Peter Roff and James Chapin
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misadministration
nounmis·ad·min·i·stra·tion | \ ˌmis-əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən, -(ˌ)ad- \
\Medical Definition of misadministration
: the act, process, or an instance of administering poorly or wrongly
misadministration of radiation therapy medical misadministrations
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The first known use of misadministration was in 1648
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