/ Dictionary / Index M maladminister: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: mal•ad•min•is•ter Pronunciation: (mal"ud-min'u-stur), [key] — v.t. to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. maladjustment maladroit Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language