mismanage

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage English mismanage From mis- + manage.

1. To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.

   “She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.”

2. To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.

   “The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged.”