Mispromote
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Mispromote is a verb meaning To promote incorrectly; to advertise or advocate for something other than the intended use.
Meaning
To promote incorrectly; to advertise or advocate for something other than the intended use.
More Meanings
- To promote by mistake; to elevate to a position for which (someone) is unqualified.
Example Sentences
When companies misuse or mispromote TCM herbs, results can be disastrous.
People are C players when they are mishired, mispromoted, or misdeployed within their company.
Yellow Submarine was a commercial flop in Britain, mainly because it was mispromoted as a children's film.
Boxing Helena was so misunderstood and so mispromoted. Boxing Helena was never about “This is women's fault.”
Word Forms
- mispromotes
- mispromoting
- mispromoted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mispublicize, mismarket, mispresent, misapply, misproclaim, mispost.
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