misadministration
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˌæd.mɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/
- The report highlighted severe issues resulting from the misadministration of public funds, leading to a lack of essential services.
Examples
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Many citizens were unhappy with the misadministration of the city's resources, which resulted in inadequate public transportation.
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The revelations over the past few months of crimes committed by this misadministration have forced me to change my mind.
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Community leaders demanded accountability for the misadministration that caused significant delays in disaster relief efforts.
Synonyms
Failing to do a job well because of lack of skill
Careless running of an organization or its money
Poor or dishonest management of public services
Bad running of a country by people in charge who are inefficient and dishonest
Poor management of people, money, or work
Government that works badly and causes problems for people
Government that is dishonest, unfair, or does not help people
Antonyms
How Well Administered
Surface Forms
Morphology
misadministration = administration (transparent) = mis + administration
Formed by the productive prefix 'mis-' (wrongly/badly) added to the familiar noun 'administration', so the overall meaning is directly inferable.
Etymology
The word misadministration is made of mis- meaning 'wrong' or 'badly' and administration from administer meaning 'to manage' or 'to run'. So a misadministration is when something is managed or run poorly.