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micromanage

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micromanage /ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤ/ verb
micromanages; micromanaged; micromanaging
micromanage
/ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤ/
verb
micromanages; micromanaged; micromanaging
Learner's definition of MICROMANAGE
[+ object] chiefly US
: to try to control or manage all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems烦琐管理

— micromanagement

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤmənt/ noun [noncount]

— micromanager

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤɚ/ noun, plural micromanagers [count]
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micromanage

verb

mi·​cro·​man·​age ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij How to pronounce micromanage (audio)
micromanaged; micromanaging; micromanages

transitive verb

: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details

intransitive verb

: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them
micromanagement noun
micromanager noun

Example Sentences

He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
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Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of micromanage was in 1976
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