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mismanage

/ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ/verb

उच्चारण मिस्मैनिज

कुप्रबंध करना, ठीक से न सँभालना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to deal with or organize something badly

    कुप्रबंध करना, ठीक से न सँभालना

    • The bank collapsed because it had been badly mismanaged.
    • The crowd at the station was completely mismanaged.
    • The funds were mismanaged for years.
    + 2 more examples
    • The coach was blamed for mismanaging the team.
    • Experts say the water supply has been mismanaged.

    Synonyms mishandle bungle botch misgovern mess up

    Opposite manage handle well

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

mismanage + object

Use it with an organisation, fund, project, resource or time that is run badly.

जिस संस्था, धन, परियोजना, संसाधन या समय को बुरे ढंग से चलाया जाए, उसके साथ 'mismanage' आता है।

  • The trust mismanaged the donations.
  • She mismanaged her time during the test.

be mismanaged (passive)

The passive is very common in news and reports about companies and public bodies.

कंपनियों और सार्वजनिक संस्थाओं के बारे में समाचारों और रिपोर्टों में passive रूप बहुत आम है।

  • The factory was mismanaged for years.
  • Public money has been mismanaged.

mismanage: no preposition

It is a transitive verb: mismanage the funds, not mismanage with the funds.

यह transitive verb है: mismanage the funds, न कि mismanage with the funds।

  • The committee mismanaged the sports budget.

mismanagement (uncountable noun)

The noun 'mismanagement' is uncountable and is often used with words such as gross, financial or administrative.

Noun 'mismanagement' uncountable है और प्रायः gross, financial या administrative जैसे शब्दों के साथ आता है।

  • The company collapsed because of financial mismanagement.
+Collocations 4

mismanage + noun

fundsresourcesa projectan economya crisis

  • Officials were accused of mismanaging relief funds.

badly / grossly + mismanage

badlygrosslyhopelesslyseriouslycompletely

  • The canteen was grossly mismanaged by the contractor.

accuse of / blame for mismanaging

accuse ofblame forcharge withsue forcriticise for

  • The board was criticised for mismanaging the school's funds.

financial / administrative mismanagement

financialadministrativegrossofficialwater

  • A report pointed to administrative mismanagement in the hospital.
“More examples 5
  • The bank failed because the directors mismanaged its loans.

बैंक इसलिए विफल हुआ क्योंकि निदेशकों ने उसके ऋणों का कुप्रबंधन किया।

  • If you mismanage your time, you cannot finish the whole paper.

यदि आप अपने समय का कुप्रबंधन करेंगे तो पूरा प्रश्न-पत्र हल नहीं कर पाएँगे।

  • The village cooperative was mismanaged by a corrupt secretary.

गाँव की सहकारी समिति का एक भ्रष्ट सचिव ने कुप्रबंधन किया।

  • The festival committee mismanaged the crowd, and a small stampede followed.

त्योहार समिति ने भीड़ को ठीक से नहीं संभाला, और छोटी भगदड़ मच गई।

  • Radhika's uncle lost his shop because he mismanaged the accounts.

राधिका के चाचा ने खातों का कुप्रबंधन किया, इसलिए उनकी दुकान चली गई।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The manager mismanaged with the company funds.

✓ The manager mismanaged the company funds.

Mismanage is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition.

'Mismanage' transitive है और उसके बाद बिना preposition के direct object आता है।

✗ There were many mismanagements in the hostel.

✓ There was a lot of mismanagement in the hostel.

Mismanagement is uncountable and has no plural.

'Mismanagement' uncountable है और उसका plural नहीं होता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs all mean managing badly, but they differ in scale and cause.

इन सभी क्रियाओं का अर्थ बुरा प्रबंधन करना है, पर पैमाने और कारण में अंतर है।

mismanage

To run something badly over a period, through poor planning or carelessness.

खराब योजना या लापरवाही से किसी चीज़ को लंबे समय तक बुरे ढंग से चलाना।

  • They mismanaged the project.

mishandle

To deal badly with a particular situation or object.

किसी विशेष स्थिति या वस्तु से बुरे ढंग से निपटना।

  • He mishandled the complaint.

bungle

An informal word for failing at a task through clumsiness.

अनाड़ीपन के कारण किसी काम में विफल होने के लिए अनौपचारिक शब्द।

  • He bungled the interview.
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