"misstaff" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: misstaffs [present, singular, third-person], misstaffing [participle, present], misstaffed [participle, past], misstaffed [past]
Etymology: mis- + staff Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|staff}} mis- + staff Head templates: {{en-verb}} misstaff (third-person singular simple present misstaffs, present participle misstaffing, simple past and past participle misstaffed)
  1. To staff inappropriately, to hire for the wrong types of positions.
    Sense id: en-misstaff-en-verb-nM8Vzelq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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