mismanance
To handle or oversee a process, organization, or set of resources in an incorrect, inefficient, or incompetent manner. It refers to the active failure to maintain or govern something properly, often leading to negative consequences.
Beispiele
3 von 5If you mismanance the daily chores, the house will quickly fall into a state of total chaos.
If you mismanance the daily chores, the house will quickly fall into a state of total chaos.
The committee found that the director did indeed mismanance the distribution of the grant funds.
The committee found that the director did indeed mismanance the distribution of the grant funds.
I told him not to mismanance the grill, but he still managed to burn all the steaks.
I told him not to mismanance the grill, but he still managed to burn all the steaks.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'manance' (like maintenance). If you provide 'mis-maintenance' to a project, you 'mismanance' it.
Schnelles Quiz
The board of directors decided to fire the CEO after he continued to _______ the company's international expansion.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: mismanance
Beispiele
If you mismanance the daily chores, the house will quickly fall into a state of total chaos.
everydayIf you mismanance the daily chores, the house will quickly fall into a state of total chaos.
The committee found that the director did indeed mismanance the distribution of the grant funds.
formalThe committee found that the director did indeed mismanance the distribution of the grant funds.
I told him not to mismanance the grill, but he still managed to burn all the steaks.
informalI told him not to mismanance the grill, but he still managed to burn all the steaks.
Historical records suggest that the previous regime would frequently mismanance grain supplies during droughts.
academicHistorical records suggest that the previous regime would frequently mismanance grain supplies during droughts.
We cannot afford to mismanance this client relationship during such a sensitive negotiation phase.
businessWe cannot afford to mismanance this client relationship during such a sensitive negotiation phase.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
mismanance from the top
mismanance from the top
to mismanance the books
to mismanance the books
likelihood to mismanance
likelihood to mismanance
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Mismanagement is the standard noun form, while mismanance is used here specifically as a verb or a specialized noun/verb variant.
Maintenance is the act of keeping something in good condition; mismanance is the opposite action of handling it poorly.
Nutzungshinweise
This term is often found in specialized test contexts or archaic business literature to denote the specific action of failing to 'maintain' through 'management'. Ensure it is used as a verb when describing the act of failing.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often assume the '-ance' suffix makes it strictly a noun; however, in this specific vocabulary set, it functions as a verb meaning 'to mismanage'.
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'manance' (like maintenance). If you provide 'mis-maintenance' to a project, you 'mismanance' it.
Wortherkunft
A formation combining the prefix 'mis-' (wrongly) with the root of 'maintenance' or the Latin 'manus' (hand), implying wrong handling.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The board of directors decided to fire the CEO after he continued to _______ the company's international expansion.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: mismanance
Verwandtes Vokabular
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