misemploy
verb
mis·em·ploy
ˌmis-im-ˈplȯi 
-em-
misemployed; misemploying
: 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.—
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misemployment
ˌmis-im-ˈplȯi-mənt
noun
-em-
plural misemployments
the misemployment of her time and talents
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“Misemploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misemploy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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