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Unmanaged vs Mismanaged - What's the difference?

unmanaged | mismanaged |

As an adjective unmanaged

is not managed.

As a verb mismanaged is

past tense of mismanage.

unmanaged

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not managed.

    • mismanaged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mismanage)

    • mismanage

    English

    Verb

  • To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
    • She mismanaged my finances and left me bankrupt.
  • To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
    • The fundamental reason why the company failed is that the CEO and other top managers simply mismanaged .

    Derived terms

    * mismanagement