misemployedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsɪmˈplɔɪd/,

/ˌmɪsɛmˈplɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsəmˈplɔɪd/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and employed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: misemploy v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < misemploy v. + -ed suffix¹.

Wrongly or improperly employed, misused. Also as n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > misused

misusedc1480

abused1550

misemployed1647

misimproved1661

misimproven1717

1647 T. Fuller Cause Wounded Conscience xiii. 101 In case his Leg be set, he..flies out, unjoynting it again by his mis-imployed mettle.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 28 What a multitude of mis-employ'd hands, might be better improv'd in some more manly Manufactures.

1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 192 In the case of a misimployed lend.

1905 Daily News 30 Aug. 5 Workers and loafers, unemployed, misemployed, and unemployable.

1977 L. Murray Ethnic Radio 59 The early funerals: The misemployed, the unadaptable, Those marked by the Abyss.

1987 Atlantic Feb. 28/1 I've got black graduates by the thousands—many of them unemployed, underemployed, misemployed.

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

单词	misemployed
释义	misemployedadj.n. Brit. /ˌmɪsɪmˈplɔɪd/, /ˌmɪsɛmˈplɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌmɪsəmˈplɔɪd/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and employed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: misemploy v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < misemploy v. + -ed suffix¹. Wrongly or improperly employed, misused. Also as n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > misused misusedc1480 abused1550 misemployed1647 misimproved1661 misimproven1717 1647 T. Fuller Cause Wounded Conscience xiii. 101 In case his Leg be set, he..flies out, unjoynting it again by his mis-imployed mettle. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 28 What a multitude of mis-employ'd hands, might be better improv'd in some more manly Manufactures. 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 192 In the case of a misimployed lend. 1905 Daily News 30 Aug. 5 Workers and loafers, unemployed, misemployed, and unemployable. 1977 L. Murray Ethnic Radio 59 The early funerals: The misemployed, the unadaptable, Those marked by the Abyss. 1987 Atlantic Feb. 28/1 I've got black graduates by the thousands—many of them unemployed, underemployed, misemployed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1647
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