MISEMPLOYMENT Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

misemployment

noun

as in misuse

incorrect or improper use the misemployment of interns as errand runners when they have valuable ideas to contribute

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This includes deliberate misuse by bad actors for cyberattacks, and also situations where humans lose control of advanced AI systems.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
While the technology is clearly highly useful to law enforcement, safeguards against its misuse must be put into place.

— Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

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Orange County prosecutors also charged Nguyen with animal cruelty and animal abuse by a caretaker, both felonies, and a sentencing enhancement alleging the personal use of a weapon.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Six of the paper’s journalists have been murdered during its three and a half decades of operation, including Anna Politkovskaya, an ardent critic of President Vladimir Putin who reported extensively on human rights abuses in Chechnya.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

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