"misprioritize" meaning in All languages combined

See misprioritize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: misprioritizes [present, singular, third-person], misprioritizing [participle, present], misprioritized [participle, past], misprioritized [past]
Etymology: From mis- + prioritize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|prioritize}} mis- + prioritize Head templates: {{en-verb}} misprioritize (third-person singular simple present misprioritizes, present participle misprioritizing, simple past and past participle misprioritized)
  1. To prioritize inappropriately.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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