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manage vs mismanage

mismanage vs manage

manage and mismanage both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manage No No Yes No
mismanage No No Yes No
As verbs, mismanage is a hyponym of manage; that is, mismanage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manage:
  • manage: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  • mismanage: manage badly or incompetently
manage (verb) mismanage (verb)
handle effectively manage badly or incompetently
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
watch and direct
carry on or function
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
be successful; achieve a goal
Difference between manage and mismanage

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