mismanage

mis- +‎ manage

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈmæ.nədʒ/

mismanage (third-person singular simple present mismanages, present participle mismanaging, simple past and past participle mismanaged)

1. (transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.

   She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.

2. (intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.

   The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged.

• mismanagement