micromanage

🇺🇸 /ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒ/
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verb
R

to manage something in too much detail, especially someone else's work

You might be causing problems by micromanaging your team.

translation

v. to manage something in too much detail, especially someone else's work

Word Forms

3rd Present micromanages
Past micromanaged
Perfect micromanaged
Progressive micromanaging