misapplication
misapplication
nounDefinition of MISAPPLICATION
incorrect or improper use <this silly gossiping is a serious misapplication of your time>
Related Words mishandling, mismanagement, mismanaging; ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment, mistreatment; damage, destruction, ruin, spoiling, wrecking; corruption, debasement, desecration, profanation, prostitution
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