misprioritize

verb

misprioritize

verb

Etymology From mis- + prioritize.

1

To prioritize inappropriately.

  • Why do we misprioritize when it is self-defeating?2009, Alan E. Nelson, The Power of a New Attitude, page 80:
  • For example, simply due to lack of knowledge, many clients misprioritize their risk management.2011, Harold Evensky, Stephen M. Horan, Thomas R. Robinson, The New Wealth Management, page 40:
1 more example
  • It leads us as well to attend to “squeaky wheels” and, more generally, to misprioritize problems.2017, Daniel P. Mears, Out-of-Control Criminal Justice, page 46:

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