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inapplication

inapplication noun: lack of application, attention, or diligence; negligence; non-use.

Noun

inapplication (uncountable)

  1. Lack of application, attention, or diligence; negligence; non-use
    • inapplication of the regulations against which the exception of illegality was raised2013, Gerhard Bebr, Development of Judicial Control of the European Communities

Origin of inapplication

From in- + application.

Questions about inapplication

What does inapplication mean?
Inapplication means lack of application, attention, or diligence; negligence; non-use.
What part of speech is inapplication?
Inapplication is a noun.

Words near inapplication in the dictionary

  1. inapplicabilities
  2. inapplicability
  3. inapplicable
  4. inapplicableness
  5. inapplicably
  6. inapplication
  7. inapposite
  8. inappositely
  9. inappositeness
  10. inappreciability
  11. inappreciable

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