misemployed

ˌmɪsɛmˈplɔɪd

Definition

Definition of misemployed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ineffective use

Rare

not utilized effectively

Rare

His talents were misemployed in that monotonous job.

underutilized

error

Rare

used in a wrong way

Rare

The funds were misemployed, leading to financial losses.

misapplied

misused

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Origin of misemployed

English, mis- (wrongly) + employ (use)

Examples of misemployed in a sentence

Her skills were misemployed in the clerical position.
The equipment was misemployed, causing delays.
Misemployed strategies led to the project's failure.

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French:mal employé, mal utilisé, ...
German:schlecht genutzt, falsch verwendet, ...
Italian:mal utilizzato, mal impiegato, ...
Spanish:mal empleado, mal utilizado, ...
Portuguese:mal aproveitado, empregado incorretamente, ...
Chinese:未被有效利用的, 使用不当, ...
Japanese:効果的に使われていない, 誤用された, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُسْتَغَل بِشَكْل فَعّال, مُسيء الاستِخدام, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְנֻצָּל כָּרָאוּי, שֶׁנּוּצַל לְרַעָה, ...
Russian:неэффективно использованный, неправильно использованный, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно використаний, неправильно використані, ...
Hindi:अप्रयुक्त, गलत तरीके से उपयोग किया गया, ...
Bengali:অকার্যকরভাবে ব্যবহৃত, ভুলভাবে ব্যবহৃত, ...
Catalan:mal aprofitat, mal utilitzat, ...
Czech:nevyužitý, zneužitý, ...
Danish:dårligt udnyttet, forkert anvendt, ...
Dutch:verkeerd gebruikt, misbruikt, ...
Greek:κακώς αξιοποιημένα, κακώς χρησιμοποιημένα, ...
Hungarian:rosszul hasznosított, rosszul használt, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវបានប្រើប្រាស់មិនមានប្រសិទ្ធភាព, ប្រើប្រាស់ខុសគោលបំណង, ...
Korean:잘못 사용된, 오용된, ...
Persian:بی‌اثر, به اشتباه استفاده شد, ...
Polish:źle wykorzystany, źle użyty, ...
Portuguese (BR):mal aproveitado, empregado incorretamente, ...
Romanian:prost folosit, folosit greșit, ...
Swedish:felanvänd, felaktigt använd, ...
Thai:ใช้งานผิดวิธี, ใช้ผิดวิธี, ...
Turkish:yanlış kullanılmış, hatalı kullanılmış, ...
Vietnamese:sử dụng sai, dùng sai cách, ...

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