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mismanage vs manage

manage vs mismanage

mismanage and manage both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mismanage No No Yes No
manage No No Yes No
As verbs, manage is a hypernym of mismanage; that is, manage is a word with a broader meaning than mismanage:
  • mismanage: manage badly or incompetently
  • manage: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Other hypernyms of mismanage include care, deal, handle.
mismanage (verb) manage (verb)
manage badly or incompetently handle effectively
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 mismanage and manage

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