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ˌmisappliˈcation
[mis-1 4.]
The action of misapplying; often used of misappropriation of funds († occas. absol. in that sense).
1607Beaum. & Fl. Woman-Hater i. iii, Hee brings me informations,..which with his malitious misapplication, hee hopes will seeme dangerous. 1681J. Flavel Meth. Grace i. 11 He may seem to..tast some sweetness in the delicious promises..of the Gospel by a misapplication of them to himself. 1704Ld. Tweeddale in Lond. Gaz. No. 4037/3 The Misapplications of..Funds. 1722De Foe Col. Jack (1840) 111 Having been charged with some misapplications, [he] was obliged to take shelter in England. 1864Pusey Daniel (1876) 113 The misapplication of the ancient Symbol. 1885Law Times LXXIX. 7/1 The plaintiff specified one misapplication of a sum of {pstlg}25. 1902Greenough & Kittredge Words & Their Ways 217 Language develops by the felicitous misapplication of words. |