"misacquisition" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From mis- + acquisition.",
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          "ref": "1990, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts, page 105:",
          "text": "Is there any justification (other than the inevitability of some errors) for billion-dollar misacquisitions, such as Exxon's purchase of Reliance Electric or Sohio's purchase of Kennecott?",
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          "text": "As learning proceeds, a good teacher is always vigilant for misacquisitions—learning the correct answer but not understanding the underlying concept.",
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        "The acquiring of something badly or wrongly."
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