misconcern

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noun

A false, wrong, or incorrect concern

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Meanings

nounmisconcern (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA false, wrong, or incorrect concern

    The court's misconcern with this competitive advantage and its improper condemnation of it is made clear from the following observation: …

    2006, Patent Law Perspectives - Volume 8
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    When such concerns are elevated from their preliminary status to an ultimate level they become idolatrous misconcern, or judgment which was in error; in other words, we have an example of existential or religious untruth.

    1958, American Scientist, volumes 46-47, page 520

Origin

From mis- + concern.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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