It was mismanagement of the company's affairs by the acting director.
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Mismanagement
//ˌmɪsˈmænɪd͡ʒmənt//
Synonyms for "mismanagement" (49 found)
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Related words (24)
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13 translations across 11 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- wanbeleid noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Finnish
1 entries- huono johtaminen noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
French
1 entries- mauvaise gestion noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
German
1 entries- Misswirtschaft noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Irish
2 entries- drochbhainistiú noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
- míbhainistíocht noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Italian
1 entries- cattiva gestione noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Japanese
1 entries- 失態 noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- vanstyre noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- vanstyre noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Polish
2 entries- niegospodarność noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
- złe zarządzanie noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Russian
1 entries- бесхозя́йственность noun (the process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly)
Sample sentences
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In Algeria, economic mismanagement led to rising prices.
Source: tatoeba (8297959)
Algeria's economic crisis is caused by years of economic mismanagement.
Source: tatoeba (8564063)
Algeria is reaping the results of decades of economic mismanagement.
Source: tatoeba (8566065)
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