misemploy

verb

mis·​em·​ploy ˌmis-im-ˈplȯi 

-em-

misemployed; misemploying

transitive verb

: to use (something) in a wrong or harmful way

The series also tells the story of the fantastic scientific achievements of the time, achievements which would later be misemployed by Hitler's war machine.

—Continental Choice

misemployment

ˌmis-im-ˈplȯi-mənt 

-em-

noun

plural misemployments

the misemployment of her time and talents

Synonyms

• abuse
• misapply
• misuse
• pervert
• profane
• prostitute

Examples of misemploy in a Sentence

a creative talent who was misemployed at the advertising agency as an account manager instead of a copywriter

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above