misallotment
Wrongly divided shares
Misallotment is the improper or unfair distribution of something—resources, time, funds, or responsibilities.
The word suggests that shares were assigned incorrectly or went to the wrong recipients: The budget crisis stemmed from a misallotment of federal grants.
It implies error or poor judgment rather than deliberate wrongdoing.
Unfair distribution or treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
partiality · favoritism · inequality · prejudice · wrongdoing · oppression · marginalization · disadvantage
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- miscalculationError in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
misassignment · misdistribution · miscounting · inaccuracy · misstep · flaw · slipup · clerical error
Faulty conduct of authority
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- misuseImproper application
waste · inefficiency · irresponsibility · dereliction · misgovernance · misdirection · disorganization · bungling
inequity
Unfair distribution or treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
disparity · partiality · favoritism · inequality · prejudice · wrongdoing · oppression · marginalization · disadvantage · exclusion
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- miscalculationError in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
misjudgment · misassignment · misdistribution · miscounting · inaccuracy · misstep · flaw · slipup · clerical error · administrative error
maladministration
Faulty conduct of authority
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
misuse · waste · inefficiency · irresponsibility · dereliction · misgovernance · misdirection · disorganization · bungling
misallotmentabundance
Ample supply, overflowing
plenty · surplus · excess · sufficiency
allot, allocation, allotment, allocated, allocations, reallocate, reallocation, allocator, misallocation