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mis-hired

mis-hired is the simple past and past participle of mis-hire.

Meaning of mis-hire

Noun

mis-hire (plural mis-hires)

  1. The act of mishiring.
    • We have estimated that the dollar cost of a mis-hire of a secretary in our firm is more than $17,000.1992, Pat MacMillan, Hiring Excellence: Six Steps to Making Good People Decisions, page 26
  2. The person who was mishired.
    • If a new employee quickly becomes an obvious mis-hire, that person should be let go while keeping to the letter of the laws on hiring and firing.1989, Linda W. Case, Remodelers Business Basics, page 37

Questions about mis-hired

What is mis-hired the simple past and past participle of?
Mis-hired is the simple past and past participle of mis-hire.

Words near mis-hired in the dictionary

  1. mis-associations
  2. MIS-C
  3. mis-dealer
  4. mis-dealers
  5. mis-hire
  6. mis-hired
  7. mis-hires
  8. mis-hiring
  9. mis-histories
  10. mis-history
  11. mis-hit

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