"misreward" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misrewards [present, singular, third-person], misrewarding [participle, present], misrewarded [participle, past], misrewarded [past]
Etymology: mis- + reward Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|reward}} mis- + reward Head templates: {{en-verb}} misreward (third-person singular simple present misrewards, present participle misrewarding, simple past and past participle misrewarded)
  1. To reward inappropriately.
    Sense id: en-misreward-en-verb-MjL45P0Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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