misemployed
/ˌmɪsɪmˈplɔɪd/
adjective
- Used in a wrong, inappropriate, or wasteful way.
- The misemployed funds caused the charity to fail its mission.
- His misemployed skills left him feeling frustrated at work.
- The misemployed resources could have been used for better purposes.
Antonyms
verb
- Past tense of misemploy: used something in a wrong or wasteful way.
- He misemployed his vacation days by staying home and doing nothing.
- She misemployed her authority by giving orders that were not needed.
- They misemployed the grant money on unnecessary equipment.