What is another word for mismanagement?

Pronunciation: [mɪsmˈanɪd͡ʒmənt] (IPA)

Mismanagement is the inefficient handling or incorrect supervision of something. There are various synonyms of the word mismanagement that can be used in different contexts. Some of the synonyms include poor management, mishandling, misdirection, misgovernment, inefficiency, and misrule. Poor management refers to the ineffective or weak supervision over an operation, resulting in poor performance or wastage. Mishandling relates to the improper use or treatment of something that could lead to damage or loss. Misdirection is the inappropriate guidance or instruction provided to staff or resources. Misgovernment is the corrupt rule or administration of a system or institution, while misrule is ineffective or irrational administration resulting in chaos.

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What are the opposite words for mismanagement?

Mismanagement refers to the poor handling or control of a situation or organization. The antonyms for mismanagement are efficient, effective, successful, adept, competent, expert, skilled, competent, proficient, and capable management. Efficient management involves the optimal use of resources, whereas effective management achieves the desired outcomes. Successful management leads to positive results or achievements. Adept and expert management, on the other hand, denotes a high level of skill or proficiency in handling a situation or organization. Skilled and competent management indicates a broad range of abilities, while proficient management relates to the mastery of a specific area or field. Capable management suggests the ability to handle a situation or organization with ease and confidence.

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Usage examples for Mismanagement

His resignation would have meant a serious shock to a Ministry already in disgrace through their mismanagement of the war; rather than embarrass them further at such a crisis he chose the lesser evil of abandoning his Bill.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
The Earl, who had no intention of leaving Parliament, wrote: "I now believe that there exists amongst the British people an anxious desire to do justice to our country and to atone in every way in their power for the evils of former mismanagement."
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry
There was the fear, widely held by the Belfast merchants and manufacturers, that a Home Rule Parliament would ruin their industries: directly by means of taxation and indirectly by public mismanagement.
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry

Famous quotes with Mismanagement

  • Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs.
    Rudolf Arnheim
  • While I was writing Wild Swans I thought the famine was the result of economic mismanagement but during the research I realised that it was something more sinister.
    Jung Chang
  • Every year the Federal Government wastes billions of dollars as a result of overpayments of government agencies, misuse of government credit cards, abuse of the Federal entitlement programs, and the mismanagement of the Federal bureaucracy.
    Chris Chocola
  • The Bush Administration claims there is a Social Security crisis only to distract Americans from its serious mismanagement of the federal budget.
    Mark Dayton
  • Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
    Milton Friedman

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