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mismanagements

noun

plural of mismanagement
as in misusages

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  1. misuses
  2. perversions
  3. abuses
Noun
  • Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said the city will undergo a third-party audit to identify any further misuses.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Apple said his office has changed the protocol for Flock camera use by prohibiting deputies from accessing the technology and requiring more frequent audits to ensure no one misuses it.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of misuses
Noun
  • Its technological perversions, unfortunately, end up quite mundane.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of perversions
Noun
  • The Special Criminal Court was established to try war crimes and other human-rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Special Criminal Court was established to try war crimes and other human rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of abuses
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“Mismanagements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanagements. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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