misapplication

Noun

Meaning

A wrong application.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

embezzlement misappropriation defalcation peculation crime wrong waste corruption abuse sin mistake fault distortion exploitation prostitution
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Antonyms

amendment economy sequence solution accuracy employ
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Hypernyms

application theft stealing larceny thieving thievery

Hyponyms

raid plunderage

Phrases with the word

comma misapplication

Anagrams

applicationism

Examples

If we blow ourselves up we will do it by misapplication of science; if we manage to keep from blowing ourselves up, it will be through intelligent application of science. Robert A. Heinlein

... like a man being both mortgagor and mortgagee, and in the case of misapplication of trust it is the criminal sitting in judgment upon himself. Thomas Paine

Fire retardant may also affect water quality through leaching, eutrophication, or misapplication. Source: Internet

FERPA and access to public records The misapplication of FERPA to conceal public records that are not "educational" in nature has been widely criticized, including by the act's primary Senate sponsor. Source: Internet

Eventually, The Texas House of Representatives prepared 21 charges against Ferguson and the Senate convicted him on 10 of those charges, including misapplication of public funds and receiving $156,000 from an unnamed source. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

misappearance misappellation misappliance misapplied misapplier misapply