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noun

as in mismanagement

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verb

present participle of mismanage
as in damaging
to manage badly the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy

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  1. mismanagement
  2. damaging
  3. mishandling
  4. violating
  5. misuse
  6. abusing
Noun
  • The former superintendent of the Hickman Mills School District was fired abruptly last July as the district faced state-level allegations of financial mismanagement and improper activity.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Increasingly severe wildfires — fueled by climate change and more than a century of forest mismanagement — have forced an environmental reckoning on mountain towns nestled in California’s Sierra Nevada.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of mismanagement
Verb
  • Rodriguez pleaded guilty to damaging property occupied by a foreign government, explosive materials—malicious damage to federal property, and receipt or possession of an unregistered firearm.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Conventional launch vehicles secure their payloads inside protective fairings that fall away from the rocket completely once damaging aerodynamic forces disappear in the vacuum of space.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of damaging
Noun
  • Shilts made history as the first out gay reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and then again with this landmark book about the mishandling of the AIDS crisis in its early days.
    — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
  • Special Counsel Robert Hur had obtained these recordings as part of his probe into Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents from his time as vice president and senator.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of mishandling
Verb
  • His February 2024 reelection — with nearly 85% of the valid votes — was highly criticized by constitutional scholars for violating a ban on consecutive reelection.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Among the plethora of college pitchers chosen by the Cubs was right-hander Chase Meyer (ninth round), who was dismissed from West Virginia’s program in early March due to violating team rules.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of violating
Noun
  • An apparent misuse of the technology also led to the most controversial incident in the tournament.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Since the audit tool was introduced, multiple departments have announced arrests of officers across the state, signaling a level of misuse that may have previously gone undetected.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of misuse
Verb
  • But this marks the first time someone inside the White House has been investigated for allegedly abusing that access for prediction market profits.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Pitt has been accused of allegedly abusing Jolie and their children.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
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