MISAPPLICATION


Meaning of MISAPPLICATION in English

(|)mis+ noun

Etymology: mis- (I) + application

1. : the action of misapplying

language develops by a felicitous misapplication of words — J.B.Greenough & G.L.Kittredge

2. : a misuse or embezzlement of usually public money

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.