misprioritize
|mis-prior-i-tize|
🇺🇸
/ˌmɪsˌpraɪˈɔːrəˌtaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˌmɪsˌpraɪˈɒrətaɪz/
wrongly prioritize
Etymology
'misprioritize' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the word 'prioritize' which comes from 'priority', meaning 'to arrange or deal with in order of importance'.
'Prioritize' evolved from the noun 'priority', which was first used in the 14th century, and 'mis-' was added to form 'misprioritize' in modern English.
Initially, it meant 'to arrange tasks wrongly', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to assign incorrect or inappropriate levels of importance to tasks or activities.
She tends to misprioritize her tasks, focusing on less important ones first.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:45