misacquisition

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ acquisition

Noun

misacquisition (usually uncountable, plural misacquisitions)

1. The acquiring of something badly or wrongly.
   • 1990, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts, page 105:

     Is there any justification (other than the inevitability of some errors) for billion-dollar misacquisitions, such as Exxon's purchase of Reliance Electric or Sohio's purchase of Kennecott?

   • 2014, Allen J. Edwards, editor, The Adolescent as Decision-Maker: Applications to Development and Education, page 42:

     As learning proceeds, a good teacher is always vigilant for misacquisitions—learning the correct answer but not understanding the underlying concept.