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mismanagement

UK/mɪs'mænɪdʒmənt/US
C2

Definitions

n.

Bad or dishonest management.

管理不善;处置失当。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
mis-wrongly, badly
+
managementhand
=mismanagement

mis- (badly, wrongly) + management = 'bad management.' Transparent. See manage.

Common Collocations

  • 1.financial mismanagement财务管理不善
  • 2.gross mismanagement严重管理失当

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The collapse was blamed on years of mismanagement.

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