Question 1 · Quick check
mismanagement
CEFRB2
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪd͡ʒmənt/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Poor or careless control of a business, organization, or situation.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
Examples
In Algeria, economic mismanagement led to rising prices.
It was mismanagement of the company's affairs by the acting director.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextThe value of the firm's stock fell precipitously when word leaked out that officers of the company were under investigation for gross mismanagement.
[...] it also charged the Newmarket Railway £600 a year for the management or rather—as the Chairman of the Newmarket Railway did not scruple to call it—the mismanagement of the line.
After decades of the type of mismanagement that proliferated across all the nationalised industries, the government was already aware that British Railways was in deep trouble.
Quick test
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Origin
noun
From mis- + management.