Defenition of the word misapply

• Defenition of the word misapply

  • apply incorrectly or badly
  • apply badly or incorrectly
  • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
  • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

Synonyms for the word misapply

• • abuse
  • botch
  • bungle
  • make a hash of
  • make a mess of
  • mess up
  • mismanage
  • misuse

Similar words in the misapply

• • misapply
  • misapplying

Hypernyms for the word misapply

• • apply
  • employ
  • implement
  • use
  • utilise
  • utilize

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