What does misapplication mean?
Definitions for misapplication
mis·ap·pli·ca·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
misapplicationnoun
wrong use or application
embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriationnoun
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Wiktionary
misapplicationnoun
The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Misapplicationnoun
Application to a wrong purpose.
Etymology: mis and application.
The indistinction of many in the community of name, or the misapplication of the act of one unto another, hath made some doubt thereof. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v.
The vigilance of those who preside over these charities is so exemplary, that persons disposed to do good can entertain no suspicions of the misapplication of their bounty. Francis Atterbury.
It is our duty to be provident for the future, and wisely to guard against whatever may lead us into misapplications of it. John Rogers, Sermons.
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misapplication
Misapplication is the incorrect or improper use, management, or direction of something or someone. It often involves using a resource, tool, method, concept, or principle in a manner that is not appropriate or intended, often resulting in adverse effects or inefficiencies.
Webster Dictionary
Misapplicationnoun
a wrong application
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of misapplication in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of misapplication in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of misapplication in a Sentence
Getting rid of the death penalty is very important because there's always the grave risk that an innocent person can be convicted, it's a matter where people who are on death row can be executed by mistake. But also, I think it's a matter of the misapplication of the law and that the death penalty has been proven not to work to deter or prevent crime the way people hoped it would.
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