mismanagement
noun/mɪsˈmænɪdʒmənt/
Frequency rank: #11,910 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the act of managing something badly or incompetently.
Example sentence
The company went bankrupt due to years of financial mismanagement.
Synonyms & related words
- negligence
- incompetence
- mishandling
- corruption
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