maladminister

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mal′əd min′ə stər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mal•ad•min•is•ter  (mal′əd min′ə stər),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to administer or manage badly or inefficiently:The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
  • mal- + administer 1695–1705
mal′ad•min′is•tra′tion, n. 
mal′ad•min′is•tra′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
maladminister / ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə/
  1. (transitive) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly
'maladminister' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mismanage

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