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verb
To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
manage badly or incompetently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mishandle, misconduct
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: manage, deal, care, handle
History
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.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
