Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misrecruit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-re-cruit
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To recruit someone who is inappropriate.

noun

Someone who has been misrecruited.

Example Sentences

"Despite the introduction of the elective principle, the councils failed partly because they continued to misrecruit big men and chiefs, but also because local council activities were being progressively eclipsed by the emergence of a national arena of politics."
"Explain to the remaining respondents that the person belonged in a different group, was misrecruited, or was clearly unhappy with the research."
"Perhaps people have been misrecruited."
"This pattern may be appropriate […] If the participant is a misrecruit and there is no way to adjust the session to get feedback from her."

Etymology

From mis- + recruit.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misrecruits (present, singular) misrecruiting (participle, present) misrecruited (participle, past) misrecruited (past) misrecruits (plural)

Questions

What does misrecruit mean?: To recruit someone who is inappropriate.
Where does misrecruit come from?: From mis- + recruit.

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