misawarding
/ˌmɪsəˈwɔːrdɪŋ/
noun
- The act or process of giving an award, prize, or decision incorrectly.
- The company's misawarding of the contract led to a legal dispute.
- Misawarding of points in the game frustrated both players and spectators.
- The misawarding of the trophy caused a public outcry and a demand for a recount.
Antonyms
verb
- Present participle of misaward: to award something incorrectly or to the wrong recipient.
- By misawarding the scholarship, the board created an unfair situation.
- The committee is misawarding grants by not checking applicants' eligibility carefully.
- The referee was accused of misawarding penalties throughout the match.