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misoccupation

misoccupation noun: bad or wrong occupation.

Noun

misoccupation (countable and uncountable, plural misoccupations)

  1. Bad or wrong occupation.
    • […] a misoccupation of social spaces including the space of the body […]2004, Thomas Alan King, The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750, volume 1, page 67

Forms of misoccupation

pluralmisoccupations

Origin of misoccupation

From mis- + occupation.

Questions about misoccupation

What does misoccupation mean?
Misoccupation means bad or wrong occupation.
What part of speech is misoccupation?
Misoccupation is a noun.
What is the plural of misoccupation?
The plural of misoccupation is misoccupations.

Words near misoccupation in the dictionary

  1. misocainea
  2. misocapnic
  3. misocapnist
  4. misocapnists
  5. MisOcc
  6. misoccupation
  7. misoccupations
  8. misoccupied
  9. misoccupies
  10. misoccupy
  11. misoccupying

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