Definition of misapply in English:

misapply

verbmisapplying, misapplies, misapplied ˌmɪsəˈplʌɪˌmɪsəˈplaɪ

[with object]

Use (something) for the wrong purpose or in the wrong way.
once new technology is adopted, it is often underused or misapplied
Example sentencesExamples
- Thousands of people have been wrongly refused help with the costs of care because authorities have misapplied the means tests.
- Solicitors and other fiduciary agents who fraudulently misapply moneys of their clients often expect, or hope, that no loss will ultimately result to the client.
- The concept is good but it was misapplied in Zambia.
- One customer would defect if you misapplied his herbicide, while another understands that everyone makes mistakes.
- There is also the tendency by our people to misapply assistance provided by well-wishers.
- The fact that a national court might, on occasion, misapply the criteria, intentionally or unintentionally, does not render the exercise a failure.
- But for quite some time now, we have been hearing of lawyers misapplying clients' money and involving themselves in activities that tarnish their professional image.
- The best known contemporary statement on the subject is Andy Warhol's, but it is routinely misapplied.
- If a bad law is written, or a good law is misapplied, and we know about it, we can change that.
- Yes, but to you blame the magistrate for misapplying the law, or do you blame the law itself?
- The Board did not misinterpret or misapply the evidentiary burden cast on the Respondent.
- He is wrong because he misapplies the statistics.
- It was an offence to table such documents for verification as such reports were all stamped ‘strictly confidential’ and as a result some people took advantage of the veil of secrecy to divert or simply misapply resources.
- Applying ideas from fields other than one's own may not put one's life or health at risk but it can be a risky business: one can take concepts out of context or misapply them; one can also choose poorly in terms of concepts or theories.
- However, we found no evidence that the funds of the Appeal were misapplied (other than the payment of some unauthorised benefits to trustees which were made in good faith).
- The basis of this therapy is that patterns of coping behaviour learned in one setting are then misapplied in changed circumstances.
- And, as we've shown more than once, we're perfectly capable of punishing both soldiers who abuse our trust and leaders who misapply it.
- But I wonder if his prescription fits the problem as neatly as the book suggests, and I worry that people will misapply his message.
- There are claims that when provinces receive the money they do not disburse it immediately, the funds are misapplied.
- His Honour did not misapprehend the facts, he did not misapply legal principle, he did not miscalculate the damages, nor did he err in the exercise of his discretion.
Synonyms
misuse, make bad use of, mishandle, misemploy, misappropriate, abuse, exploit, pervert, prostitute
distort, garble, warp, misinterpret, misconstrue, misrepresent
squander, waste, dissipate

Derivatives

misapplication

noun ˌmɪsaplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌmɪsˌæpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

All too often the virtual worlds visited by videogamers are illogical, internally inconsistent and littered with disruptive misapplications of design.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eugenics and ‘social Darwinism’ are perversions of evolution based upon logical fallacy and misapplication.
- The co-opting and misapplication of moral language in political arguments undermines its legitimate use.
- It's an excessive exercise of federal power based on a misapplication of federal law.
- Nigerians know that when they hear stories of misapplication, misappropriation, or outright theft of public funds, it is they who are being defrauded and made to suffer the consequences.

Rhymes

ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai

Definition of misapply in US English:

misapply

verbˌmɪsəˈplaɪˌmisəˈplī

[with object]usually be misapplied

Use (something) for the wrong purpose or in the wrong way.
once new technology is adopted, it is often underused or misapplied
Example sentencesExamples
- His Honour did not misapprehend the facts, he did not misapply legal principle, he did not miscalculate the damages, nor did he err in the exercise of his discretion.
- And, as we've shown more than once, we're perfectly capable of punishing both soldiers who abuse our trust and leaders who misapply it.
- There are claims that when provinces receive the money they do not disburse it immediately, the funds are misapplied.
- The Board did not misinterpret or misapply the evidentiary burden cast on the Respondent.
- It was an offence to table such documents for verification as such reports were all stamped ‘strictly confidential’ and as a result some people took advantage of the veil of secrecy to divert or simply misapply resources.
- However, we found no evidence that the funds of the Appeal were misapplied (other than the payment of some unauthorised benefits to trustees which were made in good faith).
- Applying ideas from fields other than one's own may not put one's life or health at risk but it can be a risky business: one can take concepts out of context or misapply them; one can also choose poorly in terms of concepts or theories.
- Thousands of people have been wrongly refused help with the costs of care because authorities have misapplied the means tests.
- The fact that a national court might, on occasion, misapply the criteria, intentionally or unintentionally, does not render the exercise a failure.
- Yes, but to you blame the magistrate for misapplying the law, or do you blame the law itself?
- The concept is good but it was misapplied in Zambia.
- One customer would defect if you misapplied his herbicide, while another understands that everyone makes mistakes.
- The best known contemporary statement on the subject is Andy Warhol's, but it is routinely misapplied.
- Solicitors and other fiduciary agents who fraudulently misapply moneys of their clients often expect, or hope, that no loss will ultimately result to the client.
- But for quite some time now, we have been hearing of lawyers misapplying clients' money and involving themselves in activities that tarnish their professional image.
- He is wrong because he misapplies the statistics.
- If a bad law is written, or a good law is misapplied, and we know about it, we can change that.
- The basis of this therapy is that patterns of coping behaviour learned in one setting are then misapplied in changed circumstances.
- But I wonder if his prescription fits the problem as neatly as the book suggests, and I worry that people will misapply his message.
- There is also the tendency by our people to misapply assistance provided by well-wishers.
Synonyms
misuse, make bad use of, mishandle, misemploy, misappropriate, abuse, exploit, pervert, prostitute

单词	misapply
释义	Definition of misapply in English: misapply verbmisapplying, misapplies, misapplied ˌmɪsəˈplʌɪˌmɪsəˈplaɪ [with object] Use (something) for the wrong purpose or in the wrong way. once new technology is adopted, it is often underused or misapplied Example sentencesExamples Thousands of people have been wrongly refused help with the costs of care because authorities have misapplied the means tests. Solicitors and other fiduciary agents who fraudulently misapply moneys of their clients often expect, or hope, that no loss will ultimately result to the client. The concept is good but it was misapplied in Zambia. One customer would defect if you misapplied his herbicide, while another understands that everyone makes mistakes. There is also the tendency by our people to misapply assistance provided by well-wishers. The fact that a national court might, on occasion, misapply the criteria, intentionally or unintentionally, does not render the exercise a failure. But for quite some time now, we have been hearing of lawyers misapplying clients' money and involving themselves in activities that tarnish their professional image. The best known contemporary statement on the subject is Andy Warhol's, but it is routinely misapplied. If a bad law is written, or a good law is misapplied, and we know about it, we can change that. Yes, but to you blame the magistrate for misapplying the law, or do you blame the law itself? The Board did not misinterpret or misapply the evidentiary burden cast on the Respondent. He is wrong because he misapplies the statistics. It was an offence to table such documents for verification as such reports were all stamped ‘strictly confidential’ and as a result some people took advantage of the veil of secrecy to divert or simply misapply resources. Applying ideas from fields other than one's own may not put one's life or health at risk but it can be a risky business: one can take concepts out of context or misapply them; one can also choose poorly in terms of concepts or theories. However, we found no evidence that the funds of the Appeal were misapplied (other than the payment of some unauthorised benefits to trustees which were made in good faith). The basis of this therapy is that patterns of coping behaviour learned in one setting are then misapplied in changed circumstances. And, as we've shown more than once, we're perfectly capable of punishing both soldiers who abuse our trust and leaders who misapply it. But I wonder if his prescription fits the problem as neatly as the book suggests, and I worry that people will misapply his message. There are claims that when provinces receive the money they do not disburse it immediately, the funds are misapplied. His Honour did not misapprehend the facts, he did not misapply legal principle, he did not miscalculate the damages, nor did he err in the exercise of his discretion. Synonyms misuse, make bad use of, mishandle, misemploy, misappropriate, abuse, exploit, pervert, prostitute distort, garble, warp, misinterpret, misconstrue, misrepresent squander, waste, dissipate Derivatives misapplication noun ˌmɪsaplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌmɪsˌæpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n All too often the virtual worlds visited by videogamers are illogical, internally inconsistent and littered with disruptive misapplications of design. Example sentencesExamples Eugenics and ‘social Darwinism’ are perversions of evolution based upon logical fallacy and misapplication. The co-opting and misapplication of moral language in political arguments undermines its legitimate use. It's an excessive exercise of federal power based on a misapplication of federal law. Nigerians know that when they hear stories of misapplication, misappropriation, or outright theft of public funds, it is they who are being defrauded and made to suffer the consequences. Rhymes ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai Definition of misapply in US English: misapply verbˌmɪsəˈplaɪˌmisəˈplī [with object]usually be misapplied Use (something) for the wrong purpose or in the wrong way. once new technology is adopted, it is often underused or misapplied Example sentencesExamples His Honour did not misapprehend the facts, he did not misapply legal principle, he did not miscalculate the damages, nor did he err in the exercise of his discretion. And, as we've shown more than once, we're perfectly capable of punishing both soldiers who abuse our trust and leaders who misapply it. There are claims that when provinces receive the money they do not disburse it immediately, the funds are misapplied. The Board did not misinterpret or misapply the evidentiary burden cast on the Respondent. It was an offence to table such documents for verification as such reports were all stamped ‘strictly confidential’ and as a result some people took advantage of the veil of secrecy to divert or simply misapply resources. However, we found no evidence that the funds of the Appeal were misapplied (other than the payment of some unauthorised benefits to trustees which were made in good faith). Applying ideas from fields other than one's own may not put one's life or health at risk but it can be a risky business: one can take concepts out of context or misapply them; one can also choose poorly in terms of concepts or theories. Thousands of people have been wrongly refused help with the costs of care because authorities have misapplied the means tests. The fact that a national court might, on occasion, misapply the criteria, intentionally or unintentionally, does not render the exercise a failure. Yes, but to you blame the magistrate for misapplying the law, or do you blame the law itself? The concept is good but it was misapplied in Zambia. One customer would defect if you misapplied his herbicide, while another understands that everyone makes mistakes. The best known contemporary statement on the subject is Andy Warhol's, but it is routinely misapplied. Solicitors and other fiduciary agents who fraudulently misapply moneys of their clients often expect, or hope, that no loss will ultimately result to the client. But for quite some time now, we have been hearing of lawyers misapplying clients' money and involving themselves in activities that tarnish their professional image. He is wrong because he misapplies the statistics. If a bad law is written, or a good law is misapplied, and we know about it, we can change that. The basis of this therapy is that patterns of coping behaviour learned in one setting are then misapplied in changed circumstances. But I wonder if his prescription fits the problem as neatly as the book suggests, and I worry that people will misapply his message. There is also the tendency by our people to misapply assistance provided by well-wishers. Synonyms misuse, make bad use of, mishandle, misemploy, misappropriate, abuse, exploit, pervert, prostitute
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