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Misapplication

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mis·ap·ply  (ms-pl)
tr.v. mis·ap·plied, mis·ap·ply·ing, mis·ap·plies
To use or apply wrongly.
mis·appli·cation (-pl-kshn) n.
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Noun1.misapplication - wrong use or application
application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"
2.misapplication - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, defalcation
raid - an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
plunderage - the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
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Except a creature be part coward, it is not a compliment to say it is brave; it is merely a loose misapplication of the word.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
I have thought it proper to quote at length these interesting passages, because they contain a luminous abridgment of the principal arguments in favor of the Union, and must effectually remove the false impressions which a misapplication of other parts of the work was calculated to make.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Strange that their very elevation was a misapplication, that to raise seemed to falsify.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
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