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misapplication

misapplication noun: the misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.

Noun

misapplication (countable and uncountable, plural misapplications)

  1. The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.
    • Trying to open a paint can with a chisel is a misapplication of the tool.
    • Julia Farrington, head of arts at Index on Censorship, argues that extra powers to ban violent videos online will "end up too broad and open to misapplication, which would damage freedom of expression".2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian

misapplication meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada

misapplication in Tamil

தவறான பிரயோகம், தவற்றுப்பயன்படுத்தம், தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தல், பொருந்தாத பேச்சு

misapplication in Urdu

بیجا تصرف, غلط استعمال

misapplication in Bengali

ভুল প্রয়োগ

misapplication in Kannada

ದುರನ್ವಯ, ಅಪಪ್ರಯೋಗ

Forms of misapplication

pluralmisapplications

Origin of misapplication

From mis- + application.

Questions about misapplication

What does misapplication mean?
Misapplication means the misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.
What is misapplication in Tamil?
Misapplication in Tamil is தவறான பிரயோகம், தவற்றுப்பயன்படுத்தம், தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தல். See Misapplication meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is misapplication?
Misapplication is a noun.
What is the plural of misapplication?
The plural of misapplication is misapplications.

Words near misapplication in the dictionary

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

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: misapplication (page history and authors); misapplication (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misapplication (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misapplication (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misapplication (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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