mismanagements

noun

plural of mismanagement
as in misusages

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  1. misuses
  2. perversions
  3. abuses
Noun
  • The decision to hire the Crumbie Law Group to investigate the potential misuses involving city credit cards and other resources was approved by the Board of Aldermen during a special meeting on Wednesday.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
  • The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) prohibits specific intentional misuses and establishes a 36-month regulatory sandbox.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Definition of misuses
Noun
  • But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This garish cavalcade of perversions, which just premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, should have been shocking and transgressive; the pieces are certainly there.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of perversions
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  • In addition to its prior ties to al-Qaeda, HTS has been accused by the UN and other organizations of human rights abuses against women and children, as well as torturing and executing detainees.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 8 July 2026
  • The report also contributed to the work of the United Nations–sponsored Historical Clarification Commission by providing extensive documentation of human rights abuses during the civil war, supporting broader efforts toward peace and reconciliation.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
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