It was mismanagement of the company's affairs by the acting director.
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Mismanagement
/ˌmɪsˈmænɪd͡ʒmənt/
Synonyms for "mismanagement" (73 found)
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Closest matches (15)
abuseabuse of officebad policybefoulmentconversioncorrupt administrationdebasementdefalcationdefilementdesecration
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (22)
Adjective(1 words)
disorderly management
Verb(2 words)
disorganize plansleave in disarray
Noun(5 words)
Related words (36)
misconductmisdirectionmisemploymentmisfeasancemisgovernmentmisguidancemishandlingmisrulemisusagemisuseneglectnegligencenonfeasanceomissionpeculationperversionpilferingpollutionpoor stewardshipprofanation
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Noun(9 words)
misdirectionmismanagingneglect of pastureoperational mismanagementpoorly managedsystemic mismanagementteaching examplewasteful neglectwidespread mismanagement
Verb(1 words)
mismanage records
Adjective(3 words)
organizational disarraypoor governancerough handling
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6 entriesbudgetary mismanagementfinancial mismanagementfinancial mismanagement caseoperational mismanagementoperational mismanagement caseresource mismanagement
Collocations
6 entriesbudgetary mismanagementcostly mismanagementfinancial mismanagementmismanagement caseoperational mismanagementsystemic mismanagement
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
In Algeria, economic mismanagement led to rising prices.
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Algeria's economic crisis is caused by years of economic mismanagement.
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Algeria is reaping the results of decades of economic mismanagement.
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