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misprioritise (third-person singular simple present misprioritises, present participle misprioritising, simple past and past participle misprioritised)

  1. Alternative form of misprioritize
    • 1995, Joan Ozark Holmer, The Merchant of Venice: Choice, Hazard, and Consequence, page 213:
      As with his defence of usury, Shylock tends to misprioritise the means above the end.
    • 1999, Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain, Anju Sharma, Green Politics, page 328:
      “The focus on incremental costs failed to encompass the broader considerations of national policies, programme, strategies and institutional capacities, and allows GEF to misprioritise projects and gives too much wiggle room in choosing projects," says Robert Weissman, editor of Multinational Monitor.
    • 2019, Beth Kempton ·, Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year:
      It can misprioritise people's finances and create a financial burden.