transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪsəplaɪ ]
( misapplies, misapplying, misapplied)
If something is misapplied , it is used for a purpose for which it is not intended or not suitable.
Many lines from Shakespeare’s plays are misquoted and misapplied...
The law had been misapplied.
= misused
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , be V-ed