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单词 misapplications
释义

misapplication

noun

mis·​ap·​pli·​ca·​tion ˌmis-ˌa-plə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce misapplication (audio)
plural misapplications
1
: the act or an instance of applying something incorrectly or improperly
a misapplication of the law
herbicide misapplication
2
: the act or an instance of misusing or spending something (such as public money) without proper authority
… a bank president was convicted of misapplication after he programmed the bank's computer not to debit his personal checking account when it would otherwise have been overdrawn. Stanley S. Arkin

Synonyms

  • abuse
  • misemployment
  • misusage
  • misuse
  • misutilization
  • perversion
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Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

misapplications

noun

plural of misapplication
as in misuses
incorrect or improper use this silly gossiping is a serious misapplication of your time

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • misuses
  • abuses
  • perversions
  • corruptions
  • misusages
  • misemployments
  • debasements
  • mismanagements
  • mistreatments
  • destructions
  • misutilizations
  • damages
  • ruins
  • desecrations
  • profanations
  • ill-usages
  • ill-treatments
  • prostitutions
  • maltreatments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • applications
  • uses
  • utilizations
  • employments
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