micromanage

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micromanage

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Back-formation from micromanagement, equivalent to micro- + manage.

verb micromanages · micromanaging · micromanaged

ambitransitive To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision. The employees complained that their boss was micromanaging when she insisted that they account for their time in fifteen-minute intervals.

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Español	microgestionar, microgerenciar
中文	微操 wēicāo

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@misc{micromanage_2026,
  title = {micromanage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/micromanage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}