misassignment

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noun

An incorrect or unsuitable assignment, especially of a teacher.

OriginEnglish assignment ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmisassignment (plural misassignments)

plural misassignments

  1. An incorrect or unsuitable assignment, especially of a teacher.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishassignment
  10. Englishmisassignment

From mis- + assignment.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with misassignment

assignmentrefinementconfinementconsignmentrealignmentmisalignmentenshrinementdeconfinemententwinementmalignmentunrefinement
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Cite this entry
APA

misassignment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misassignment

MLA

“misassignment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misassignment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misassignment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misassignment.

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