misapply /mis-ə-plīˈ/

1. To apply wrongly
2. To use for a wrong purpose

misapplicāˈtion /-ap-/ noun

• tenderfoot
• tenderfoots
• tender-hearted
• tender-heartedly
• tender-heartedness
• tender-hefted
• tendering
• tenderings
• tenderise
• tenderised
• tenderiser
• tenderisers
• tenderises
• tenderising
• tenderize
• tenderized
• tenderizer
• tenderizers
• tenderizes
• tenderizing
• tenderling
• tenderlings
• tenderloin
• tenderloins
• tenderly