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misincentive

misincentive noun: something that is meant to be an incentive but has no (or the opposite) effect.

Noun

misincentive (plural misincentives)

  1. Something that is meant to be an incentive but has no (or the opposite) effect

Forms of misincentive

pluralmisincentives

Origin of misincentive

From mis- + incentive.

Questions about misincentive

What does misincentive mean?
Misincentive means something that is meant to be an incentive but has no (or the opposite) effect.
What part of speech is misincentive?
Misincentive is a noun.
What is the plural of misincentive?
The plural of misincentive is misincentives.

Words near misincentive in the dictionary

  1. misimpute
  2. misimputed
  3. misimputes
  4. misimputing
  5. misin
  6. misincentive
  7. misincentives
  8. misinclination
  9. misinclinations
  10. misincline
  11. misinclined

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