C1 verb Formal

mismanance

/mɪsˈmæn.əns/

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.

Ejemplos

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1

If 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.

2

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.

3

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.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
mismanance
Verb
mismanance
Adverbio
mismanancingly
Adjetivo
mismananced
Relacionado
mismanager
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Truco para recordar

Think of 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'manance' (like maintenance). If you provide 'mis-maintenance' to a project, you 'mismanance' it.

Quiz rápido

The board of directors decided to fire the CEO after he continued to _______ the company's international expansion.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: mismanance

Ejemplos

1

If you mismanance the daily chores, the house will quickly fall into a state of total chaos.

everyday

If you mismanance the daily chores, the house will quickly fall into a state of total chaos.

2

The committee found that the director did indeed mismanance the distribution of the grant funds.

formal

The committee found that the director did indeed mismanance the distribution of the grant funds.

3

I told him not to mismanance the grill, but he still managed to burn all the steaks.

informal

I told him not to mismanance the grill, but he still managed to burn all the steaks.

4

Historical records suggest that the previous regime would frequently mismanance grain supplies during droughts.

academic

Historical records suggest that the previous regime would frequently mismanance grain supplies during droughts.

5

We cannot afford to mismanance this client relationship during such a sensitive negotiation phase.

business

We cannot afford to mismanance this client relationship during such a sensitive negotiation phase.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
mismanance
Verb
mismanance
Adverbio
mismanancingly
Adjetivo
mismananced
Relacionado
mismanager

Colocaciones comunes

mismanance resources mismanance resources
mismanance a project mismanance a project
mismanance the transition mismanance the transition
grossly mismanance grossly mismanance
mismanance public funds mismanance public funds

Frases Comunes

mismanance from the top

mismanance from the top

to mismanance the books

to mismanance the books

likelihood to mismanance

likelihood to mismanance

Se confunde a menudo con

mismanance vs mismanagement

Mismanagement is the standard noun form, while mismanance is used here specifically as a verb or a specialized noun/verb variant.

mismanance vs maintenance

Maintenance is the act of keeping something in good condition; mismanance is the opposite action of handling it poorly.

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Notas de uso

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.

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Errores comunes

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'.

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Truco para recordar

Think of 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'manance' (like maintenance). If you provide 'mis-maintenance' to a project, you 'mismanance' it.

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Origen de la palabra

A formation combining the prefix 'mis-' (wrongly) with the root of 'maintenance' or the Latin 'manus' (hand), implying wrong handling.

Patrones gramaticales

regular verb: mismanances, mismananced, mismanancing often takes a direct object (transitive) can be used in the passive voice: 'the funds were mismananced'

Quiz rápido

The board of directors decided to fire the CEO after he continued to _______ the company's international expansion.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: mismanance

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