MISAPPLY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • apply to a wrong thing or person
   • apply badly or incorrectly
   Synonym(s)
   • misuse (what does misuse mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The words are misapplied in this context
   • You are misapplying the name of this religious group
   Hypernyms(s) misapply is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • utilize (what does utilize mean?)
   • utilise (what does utilise mean?)
   • apply (what does apply mean?)
   • employ (what does employ mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • misuse (what does misuse mean?)
   • abuse (what does abuse mean?)
   • misapplication (what does misapplication mean?)