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misapply

[ mis-uh-plahy ]

/ ˌmɪs əˈplaɪ /

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verb (used with object), mis·ap·plied, mis·ap·ply·ing.

to make a wrong application or use of.

Origin of misapply

First recorded in 1565–75; mis-¹ + apply

OTHER WORDS FROM misapply

mis·ap·pli·ca·tion

[mis-ap-li-key-shuh n] /ˌmɪs æp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun mis·ap·pli·er, noun

Words nearby misapply

misandry, misanthrope, misanthropic, misanthropy, misapplied, misapply, misapprehend, misapprehension, misappropriate, misarrange, misbecome

Example sentences from the Web for misapplication

It was a national bank, and the charge was misapplication of funds.

Claim Number One |George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The misapplication of public money has become the great crime of the age.

The Financier |Theodore Dreiser
The lamentable effects of such a misapplication of influence had been too frequently witnessed.

The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation |Charles Roger
This time, Hot Rod was definitely secure from the misapplication of Security.

Where I Wasn't Going |Walt Richmond

The error lies in the misapplication of them, and in assuming a ground they have not a right to stand upon.

The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. |Thomas Paine

British Dictionary definitions for misapplication

misapply

/ (ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ) /

verb -plies, -plying or -plied (tr)

to apply wrongly or badly

another word for misappropriate

Derived forms of misapply

misapplication (ˌmɪsæplɪˈkeɪʃən), noun