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noun
The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misappropriation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
Narrower terms: raid, plunderage
noun
wrong use or application
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: application, practical application
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English application English misapplication From mis- + application.
