Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mismanage

1 sense of mismanage

Sense 1
mismanage, mishandle, misconduct -- (manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged")
       => manage, deal, care, handle -- (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old")