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misrewarding

misrewarding is the present participle and gerund of misreward.

Meaning of misreward

Verb

misreward (third-person singular simple present misrewards, present participle misrewarding, simple past and past participle misrewarded)

  1. To reward inappropriately.
    • Subjects who were intentionally misrewarded by an involved agent (Other) made the largest reallocations; this presumably reflects the presence of reciprocity motivation which exacerbated the effects of equity motivation.1972, Dissertation Abstracts International, page 418

Questions about misrewarding

What is misrewarding the present participle and gerund of?
Misrewarding is the present participle and gerund of misreward.

Words near misrewarding in the dictionary

  1. misrevised
  2. misrevises
  3. misrevising
  4. misreward
  5. misrewarded
  6. misrewarding
  7. misrewards
  8. misrhyme
  9. misrhymed
  10. misrhymes
  11. misrhyming

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