malpassship
To incompetently navigate a transition of power or a specific administrative passage. It refers to the act of mismanaging a transfer of responsibility or a handoff through negligence or poor judgment.
Examples
3 of 5The outgoing manager was careful not to malpassship the transition to his successor.
The outgoing manager was careful not to malpassship the transition to his successor.
If you malpassship the keys to the new tenant, we will have a security breach.
If you malpassship the keys to the new tenant, we will have a security breach.
Critics argued the administration would malpassship the treaty negotiations.
Critics argued the administration would malpassship the treaty negotiations.
Antonyms
Word Family
Memory Tip
Think of a 'Mal' (bad) 'Pass' (handing over) being 'Shipped' (sent) the wrong way.
Quick Quiz
The department head was warned not to ________ the files to the new supervisor, as data integrity was critical.
Correct!
The correct answer is: malpassship
Examples
The outgoing manager was careful not to malpassship the transition to his successor.
businessThe outgoing manager was careful not to malpassship the transition to his successor.
If you malpassship the keys to the new tenant, we will have a security breach.
everydayIf you malpassship the keys to the new tenant, we will have a security breach.
Critics argued the administration would malpassship the treaty negotiations.
formalCritics argued the administration would malpassship the treaty negotiations.
Don't malpassship the baton during the race like you did in practice.
informalDon't malpassship the baton during the race like you did in practice.
The study examines how political entities often malpassship their exit from colonial rule.
academicThe study examines how political entities often malpassship their exit from colonial rule.
Antonyms
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
malpassship the baton
to fail at a crucial moment of exchange
total malpassship
a complete failure of transition
to malpassship one's way through
to clumsily handle a complex situation
Often Confused With
Malpractice refers to professional misconduct, while malpassship specifically denotes a botched transition or handoff.
To bypass is to avoid a step; to malpassship is to attempt the step but do it poorly.
Usage Notes
Primarily used in administrative or corporate contexts to describe a failure during a handoff. Despite the '-ship' suffix, it functions strictly as a verb in this context.
Common Mistakes
Learners often treat this word as a noun because of the suffix; remember to use it with a direct object as a verb.
Memory Tip
Think of a 'Mal' (bad) 'Pass' (handing over) being 'Shipped' (sent) the wrong way.
Word Origin
A technical portmanteau likely derived from the Latin 'mal' (bad) and the Middle English 'pass' (transition/passage).
Grammar Patterns
Cultural Context
Often found in linguistics aptitude tests or specialized organizational theory to describe systemic failure during leadership changes.
Quick Quiz
The department head was warned not to ________ the files to the new supervisor, as data integrity was critical.
Correct!
The correct answer is: malpassship
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