misapply
to make a wrong application or use of.
Origin of misapply
1Other words from misapply
- mis·ap·pli·ca·tion [mis-ap-li-key-shuhn], /ˌmɪs æp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
- mis·ap·pli·er, noun
Words Nearby misapply
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How to use misapply in a sentence
We have also explained where science has been manipulated or misapplied in the service of political agendas.
A common concern in these situations is that family courts will favor shared custody even if one parent says the other is abusive, sometimes misapplying the law and forcing long, expensive legal battles.
She Said Her Husband Was Abusive. A Judge Took Away Her Kids and Ordered Her Arrest. | by Megan O’Matz | February 22, 2022 | ProPublicaThe recent backlash over a new book on the history of The Alamo is not about partisanship nor misapplied critical race theory.
Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class | Gabriela Laveaga | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostThere’s no serious argument Hunter did not break the law or that it was misapplied.
Politics Report: Shirley Weber’s Shoes to Fill | Scott Lewis | December 26, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThere is now little question that Chauvin fatally misapplied the neck-restraint.
Why some senior officers are making it harder for police departments to fight racism | matthewheimer | August 26, 2020 | Fortune
They use words from the Soviet past and misapply them to the current situation.
Inside ‘Maidan’: Sergei Loznitsa on His Ukrainian Uprising Doc and Putin’s ‘Fascist’ Regime | Richard Porton | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe may mutilate or misapply the component parts of his design, but he cannot originate a whole new architectural alphabet.
The Decoration of Houses | Edith WhartonDoes he lose his share, by continuing to misapply the lever-power provided for him by Nature?
A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education | James GallThat which would be true in relation to one predicament, they misapply to another, to which it has no application at all.
He coupled the gift with a solemn curse and anathema upon all who should ever disturb or misapply the donation.
France and the Republic | William Henry HurlbertMore frequently a later author will misapply the specific name of an older one.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) | Charles Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for misapply
/ (ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ) /
Derived forms of misapply
- misapplication (ˌmɪsæplɪˈkeɪʃən), noun
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