micromanage
To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of…To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.
» The right micromanages your life and has the audacity to call this "freedom."
Meaning
1 sensesTo 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.
Examples
7 sentencesThe right micromanages your life and has the audacity to call this "freedom."
I prefer market-based solutions, such as carbon taxation, to a micromanaging regulatory approach.
The working environment here allows me to get my work done without the micromanaging.
Do you feel micromanaged?
Don't micromanage your children.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Back-formation from micromanagement, equivalent to micro- + manage.Back-formation from micromanagement, equivalent to micro- + manage.
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Forms
micromanages, micromanaging, micromanaged, micromanaged| Base form | micromanage · to micromanage |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | micromanages |
| Present participle | micromanaging |
| Past simple | micromanaged |
| Past participle | micromanaged |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle