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misappliance

misappliance noun: misapplication; the act of misapplying something.

Noun

misappliance (countable and uncountable, plural misappliances)

  1. (rare) Misapplication; the act of misapplying something.
    • Wherever he looked he saw an old ivory or an old brocade, and he scarce knew where to sit for fear of a misappliance.1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC

Forms of misappliance

pluralmisappliances

Origin of misappliance

From mis- + apply + -ance.

Questions about misappliance

What does misappliance mean?
Misappliance means misapplication; the act of misapplying something.
What part of speech is misappliance?
Misappliance is a noun.
What is the plural of misappliance?
The plural of misappliance is misappliances.

Words near misappliance in the dictionary

  1. misappeared
  2. misappearing
  3. misappears
  4. misappellation
  5. misappellations
  6. misappliance
  7. misappliances
  8. misapplication
  9. misapplications
  10. misapplied
  11. misapplier

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