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Meaning of mispromise | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A false promise; A promise that is made insincerely.

Examples

“witness testified that no trickery, deceit, coercion, or fraud or mispromise had been made to him to induce representation by public officials.”
“Back then, any time he spent on one project he stole from another. That was the cause of what he calls his "one flagrant mispromise."”
“In most industries with concrete tangible products, this kind of overpromise is rarely seen, but with intangible brands very serious overpromises or mispromises can be made where the brand promise collides with the reality of the actual service.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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