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misprioritize

misprioritize verb: to prioritize inappropriately.

Verb

misprioritize (third-person singular simple present misprioritizes, present participle misprioritizing, simple past and past participle misprioritized)

  1. To prioritize inappropriately.
    • Why do we misprioritize when it is self-defeating?2009, Alan E. Nelson, The Power of a New Attitude, page 80
    • For example, simply due to lack of knowledge, many clients misprioritize their risk management.2011, Harold Evensky, Stephen M. Horan, Thomas R. Robinson, The New Wealth Management, page 40

Forms of misprioritize

third-person singular presentmisprioritizes
present participlemisprioritizing
past participlemisprioritized
pastmisprioritized

Origin of misprioritize

From mis- + prioritize.

Questions about misprioritize

What does misprioritize mean?
Misprioritize means to prioritize inappropriately.
What part of speech is misprioritize?
Misprioritize is a verb.
What is the past tense of misprioritize?
The past tense of misprioritize is misprioritized.

Words near misprioritize in the dictionary

  1. misprints
  2. misprioritise
  3. misprioritised
  4. misprioritises
  5. misprioritising
  6. misprioritize
  7. misprioritized
  8. misprioritizes
  9. misprioritizing
  10. misprisal
  11. misprise

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