Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misassignment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-as-sign-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incorrect or unsuitable assignment, especially of a teacher.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English assignment English misassignment From mis- + assignment.

Inflected Forms

misassignments (plural)

Rhymes With

assignment confinement refinement consignment realignment misalignment enshrinement entwinement malignment

Questions

What does misassignment mean?: An incorrect or unsuitable assignment, especially of a teacher.
Where does misassignment come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English assignment English misassignment From mis- + assignment.

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