as in misuse
incorrect or improper use
this silly gossiping is a serious misapplication of your time
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Matthew Mixon, 38, pled guilty in December to misapplication of fiduciary property, according to court documents.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2025
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt certainly were not expected to provide aid to Nazi Germany during WWII, yet there is a systematic double standard and misapplication of the law against the Jewish state.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Such misapplications of antitrust tend to reduce the competitive vitality of a nation’s firms, rendering them less effective on the global stage – and thereby reducing that nation’s competitiveness.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Among the soldiers is a cluster of combat veterans, many trained in allied countries, who voice concern about the misapplication of their battlefield expertise.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2025
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt certainly were not expected to provide aid to Nazi Germany during WWII, yet there is a systematic double standard and misapplication of the law against the Jewish state.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Such misapplications of antitrust tend to reduce the competitive vitality of a nation’s firms, rendering them less effective on the global stage – and thereby reducing that nation’s competitiveness.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Among the soldiers is a cluster of combat veterans, many trained in allied countries, who voice concern about the misapplication of their battlefield expertise.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Misapplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misapplication. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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