Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mismanage

/mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: mis-man-age
IPA: /mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

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

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt."
"The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged."

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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mismanages (present, singular) mismanaging (participle, present) mismanaged (participle, past) mismanaged (past)

Derived Forms

mismanageable mismanagement mismanager

Synonyms

mishandle misconduct

Rhymes With

micromanage

Questions

How do you pronounce mismanage?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/.
What does mismanage mean?: To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
Where does mismanage come from?: 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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