misemployv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsɪmˈplɔɪ/,

/ˌmɪsɛmˈplɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsəmˈplɔɪ/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and employ v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, employ v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + employ v. Compare slightly earlier misemployment n.

transitive. To employ or use wrongly or improperly; to misuse; to put to a wrong purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)]

misnote?c1225

disusec1380

misusea1382

abusec1430

misbehave?1529

misemploy1609

misdemeana1625

misimprove1648

1609 W. M. Man in Moone sig. C3 Much riches were you bequeathed, the more is the pittie, you haue so little grace to misemploy them.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 5 Considering how those moneys were mis-imployed, indeed rather thrown away.

1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 19 'Tis Sin to misimploy an hour.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 535. ¶1 That vain and foolish Hope, which is misemployed on Temporal Objects.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 50 Power misemployed, munificence misplaced.

1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece X. ii. lxxix. 335 The force of Athens, misemployed and broken into fragments, is found..unable to repel a new aggressor.

1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) 66/1 Not that the depositaries of power will not, but that they cannot, misemploy it.

1958 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 52 321 Even a specifically experimental approach becomes challengeable if it can be shown to misunderstand and hence misemploy otherwise sound techniques.

1992 Economist 15 Aug. 6/1 You misemploy the term ‘celibate’. What is required of celibate Catholic clergy is to remain chaste; with whichever sex.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misemploy
释义	misemployv. Brit. /ˌmɪsɪmˈplɔɪ/, /ˌmɪsɛmˈplɔɪ/, U.S. /ˌmɪsəmˈplɔɪ/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and employ v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, employ v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + employ v. Compare slightly earlier misemployment n. transitive. To employ or use wrongly or improperly; to misuse; to put to a wrong purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] misnote?c1225 disusec1380 misusea1382 abusec1430 misbehave?1529 misemploy1609 misdemeana1625 misimprove1648 1609 W. M. Man in Moone sig. C3 Much riches were you bequeathed, the more is the pittie, you haue so little grace to misemploy them. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 5 Considering how those moneys were mis-imployed, indeed rather thrown away. 1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 19 'Tis Sin to misimploy an hour. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 535. ¶1 That vain and foolish Hope, which is misemployed on Temporal Objects. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 50 Power misemployed, munificence misplaced. View more context for this quotation 1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece X. ii. lxxix. 335 The force of Athens, misemployed and broken into fragments, is found..unable to repel a new aggressor. 1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) 66/1 Not that the depositaries of power will not, but that they cannot, misemploy it. 1958 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 52 321 Even a specifically experimental approach becomes challengeable if it can be shown to misunderstand and hence misemploy otherwise sound techniques. 1992 Economist 15 Aug. 6/1 You misemploy the term ‘celibate’. What is required of celibate Catholic clergy is to remain chaste; with whichever sex. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1609
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