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
Brendan GillExamples of mismanage in a Sentence
the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy
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This is why the Department of Justice is pushing forward with the investigation into the renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters and whether it has been mismanaged.
—Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Top administration officials have said the Fed’s renovation project is mismanaged, citing cost overruns.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
In recent days, White House and administration officials have accused Powell of mismanaging a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Fed, adding to months of efforts by Trump try to rid himself of the politically independent central banker.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The White House budget chief Russell Vought last week also accused Powell of mismanaging the central bank’s budget during renovations.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 15 July 2025
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Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Top administration officials have said the Fed’s renovation project is mismanaged, citing cost overruns.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
In recent days, White House and administration officials have accused Powell of mismanaging a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Fed, adding to months of efforts by Trump try to rid himself of the politically independent central banker.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The White House budget chief Russell Vought last week also accused Powell of mismanaging the central bank’s budget during renovations.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for mismanage
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“Mismanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mismanage. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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