maladministered

verb

past tense of maladminister
as in damaged
to manage badly because the organization maladministered the relief effort, thousands of refugees went hungry needlessly

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  1. damaged
  2. violated
  3. abused
  4. misruled
Verb
  • This began to seem unnecessary, because one either feels and believes that torture is wrong, or else one is damaged.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this month, intense waves from Hurricane Marie damaged beachfront homes in parts of Southern California and chewed away at beaches.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Bonta said his office is investigating whether OpenAI violated any laws and vowed to use the state’s enforcement powers to protect California residents.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The suit also claims UCLA violated its federal grant terms and asks for the funds to be repaid.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of violated
Verb
  • Or to feel that no one with the power to do something cares that you were abused.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Leo was to meet with seven survivors later Sunday, including one who was abused as an adult, in recognition of the new frontier of the abuse crisis facing the church.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of abused
Verb
  • The result is a society that feels both rule-bound and misruled, saturated with laws and yet strangely lawless.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of misruled
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“Maladministered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladministered. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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