Misemployment

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
Wrong or unsuitable employment; misuse. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

abuse conversion defalcation desecration diversion embezzlement

Etymology

From mis- + employment.

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