Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To use or apply wrongly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make an erroneous application of; apply or dispose of wrongly: as, to
misapply a name or title; to misapply one's talents or exertions; to misapply public money.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
apply incorrectly; tomisuse .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
Etymologies
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Examples
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"When servicers misapply payments, lose paperwork, file incorrect foreclosure affidavits, or simply do not answer the phone or make available knowledgeable staffpersons, there are consequences to the consumer," she said.
Fed Official Calls For Major Foreclosure Reforms Zach Carter 2011
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"When servicers misapply payments, lose paperwork, file incorrect foreclosure affidavits, or simply do not answer the phone or make available knowledgeable staffpersons, there are consequences to the consumer," she said.
Fed Official Calls For Major Foreclosure Reforms Zach Carter 2011
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But consumers can still misapply a self-tanner, resulting in a look that screams fake-bake.
A Sunless Suntan That Takes On Wrinkles, Too Anjali Athavaley 2011
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This conception is simply to misapply to tort doctrine applicable to sale and purchase.
“Dead fly in water bottle” case to be decided by Supreme Court tomorrow : Law is Cool 2008
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Just as troublesome as managers who still subscribe to Theory X, are those who misapply Theory Y.
To Motivate Staffers, Are Carrots Better Than Sticks? Alan Murray 2010
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Just as troublesome as managers who still subscribe to Theory X, are those who misapply Theory Y.
To Motivate Staffers, Are Carrots Better Than Sticks? Alan Murray 2010
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Just as troublesome as managers who still subscribe to Theory X, are those who misapply Theory Y.
To Motivate Staffers, Are Carrots Better Than Sticks? Alan Murray 2010
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Trevors and Abel badly misapply the concept of Shannon uncertainty in the paper you cite.
Aiguy's Computer 2008
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Just as troublesome as managers who still subscribe to Theory X, are those who misapply Theory Y.
To Motivate Staffers, Are Carrots Better Than Sticks? Alan Murray 2010
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Just as troublesome as managers who still subscribe to Theory X, are those who misapply Theory Y.
To Motivate Staffers, Are Carrots Better Than Sticks? Alan Murray 2010
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