misemployment

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noun

Wrong or unsuitable employment; misuse.

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Meanings

nounmisemployment (countable and uncountable, plural misemployments)

plural misemployments

  1. countableuncountableWrong or unsuitable employment; misuse.

Origin

From mis- + employment.

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APA

misemployment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misemployment

MLA

“misemployment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misemployment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misemployment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misemployment.

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