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misappointment

misappointment noun: the act of appointing badly or wrongly; the appointment of an unsuitable person.

Noun

misappointment (uncountable)

  1. The act of appointing badly or wrongly; the appointment of an unsuitable person.
    Synonyms:
    malappointment

Synonyms of misappointment

Origin of misappointment

mis- + appointment

Questions about misappointment

What does misappointment mean?
Misappointment means the act of appointing badly or wrongly; the appointment of an unsuitable person.
What part of speech is misappointment?
Misappointment is a noun.

Words near misappointment in the dictionary

  1. misapplier
  2. misappliers
  3. misapplies
  4. misapply
  5. misapplying
  6. misappointment
  7. misappraisal
  8. misappraisals
  9. misappraise
  10. misappraised
  11. misappraisement

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