ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mishire

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /mɪsˈhaɪə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Mishire is a verb meaning To hire an unsuitable person for a job.

Meaning

To hire an unsuitable person for a job.

More Meanings

  1. The act of mishiring.
  2. An unsuitable person who has been mishired.

Example Sentences

Most mishires stem from the fact that some item of intelligence was not collected at the time of hiring.
Perhaps even more important, alumni are known quantities; the risk of a costly mishire is almost completely eliminated.
As if the barrage of negative feedback was not evidence enough of a mishire, within six months her entire team quit, including me.
Merely by representing salary and/or job description in annual terms, you may be legally stuck with a mishire for that one-year period.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mis-hire, misrecruit, misstaff, misherd, mishit, mishaul.

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