Word: mismanagement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mis
man
age
ment
Definition: The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lack or failure
Affix: manage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of managing or controlling something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: manus
Language: la
Decoded: manus
Meaning: the hand
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.