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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMismanaged
/ˌmɪsˈmæn.dʒɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Managed badly, incompetently, or inefficiently.
"The heavily mismanaged company had to file for bankruptcy after years of poor financial decisions."
- 1
Managed poorly or wrongly; administered incompetently.
"He mismanaged the project by failing to allocate resources correctly and ignoring strict deadlines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix mis- (denoting badly or wrongly, originating from Old English and Old Norse) combined with managed, the past participle of manage (from Italian maneggiare, 'to handle a horse', ultimately from Latin manus, 'hand'). The combined verb form emerged in the 17th century to describe the incorrect or incompetent administration of affairs or resources.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mismanaged" is said worldwide
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mal géré
Transliteration: mal ʒe.re
"Ce projet a été mal géré dès le début."
misswirtschaftet
Transliteration: ˈmɪsˌvɪʁtschaftət
Script: missgewirtschaftet
"Das Unternehmen wurde jahrelang missgewirtschaftet."
mal gestito
Transliteration: mal dʒeˈsti.to
"L'ufficio era completamente mal gestito dal nuovo direttore."
mal administrado
Transliteration: mal aðminiˈstɾaðo
"Los fondos públicos fueron mal administrados por la administración anterior."
mal gerido
Transliteration: mal ʒeˈri.du
"O recurso hídrico tem sido mal gerido na região."
कुप्रबंधित
Transliteration: kuprabandhit
"यह परियोजना खराब नेतृत्व के कारण कुप्रबंधित रही।"
管理不善的
Transliteration: guǎnlǐ bùshàn de
"这家公司因为管理不善而陷入困境。"
관리 부실의
Transliteration: gwan-ri bu-sil-ui
"그 조직은 관리 부실로 인해 큰 손실을 입었다."
ずさんな管理の
Transliteration: zusan na kanri no
"そのプロジェクトはずさんな管理体制のせいで失敗した。"
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