Misplanned

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Carried out following a plan that was flawed or made without proper thought
2. Organized or designed in a way that lacks careful consideration and causes problems
3. Arranged or devised in an ineffective manner due to mistakes or oversights in planning

Etymology: "Misplanned" is the past participle of "misplan," which is formed from the prefix "mis-" (meaning wrongly or badly) attached to "plan." The pattern is a simple one: "mis-" has been used in English since Old English times to turn verbs and nouns into ones meaning error or failure, as in "misjudge" or "misspell." Here the participle has settled into use as an adjective, describing something whose design or preparation was faulty from the start, such as a misplanned city district or a misplanned event. The word's sense is therefore quite literal: the plan itself went wrong, rather than the execution of a sound plan.

Synonyms: miscalculated, misguided

Antonyms: well-planned