Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misreward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-re-ward
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reward inappropriately.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Letter addressed to Earl of Chesterfield, signed "P.P.S." Includes incidental mention of SJ among other writers whose "apostacy from Jacobitism to Georgism . . . have been misrewarded . . with pensions instead of the pillory.""
"The isoquant levels within the production space have been reduced because capital and labor are misincentivized, misrewarded, and therefore misallocated and undersupplied."

Etymology

From mis- + reward.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

misrewards (present, singular) misrewarding (participle, present) misrewarded (participle, past) misrewarded (past)

Questions

What does misreward mean?: To reward inappropriately.
Where does misreward come from?: From mis- + reward.

How to pronounce misreward

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “misreward”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “misreward”.
Repeat and practice — Say “misreward” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.