Synonyms

misemploy

American

[mis-em-ploi] / ˌmɪs ɛmˈplɔɪ /

verb (used with object)

to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

misemployment

noun

Etymology

Origin of misemploy

First recorded in 1600–10; mis- ¹ + employ

Example Sentences

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Misemploy, misuse, and pervert are commonly applied to objects rather than to persons.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

Misemploy, mis-em-ploi′, v.t. to employ wrongly or amiss: to misuse.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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