Misapply — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪsɐplˈaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪsɐplˈaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪsɐplˈaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /mɪsɐplˈaɪ/.

Examples

The words are misapplied in this context
You are misapplying the name of this religious group

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

misuse

Parts of Speech

verb	apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly “The words are misapplied in this context”

Word Forms

misapplication	noun	wrong use or application
misuse	noun	improper or excessive use

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

falsch anwenden

auf eine falsche Sache oder Person anwenden; schlecht oder falsch anwenden

🇫🇷French

mal appliquer

s'appliquer à une mauvaise chose ou à une mauvaise personne ; appliquer mal ou incorrectement

🇪🇸Spanish

aplicar mal

aplicar a una cosa o persona equivocada; aplicar mal o incorrectamente

🇮🇹Italian

applicare erroneamente

applicare a una cosa o persona sbagliata; applicare male o in modo errato

🇳🇱Dutch

verkeerd toepassen

van toepassing zijn op een verkeerd ding of persoon; slecht of onjuist toepassen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aplicar incorretamente

aplicar-se a uma coisa ou pessoa errada; aplicar mal ou incorretamente

🇷🇺Russian

неправильно применять

обращаться не к той вещи или человеку; применять плохо или неправильно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुचित कार्य में लगाना

किसी ग़लत चीज़ या व्यक्ति पर लागू होना; गलत तरीके से या गलत तरीके से लागू करें

🇧🇩Bengali

অপপ্রয়োগ

একটি ভুল জিনিস বা ব্যক্তির জন্য আবেদন; খারাপভাবে বা ভুলভাবে প্রয়োগ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறாக பயன்படுத்துகிறது

தவறான விஷயம் அல்லது நபருக்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கவும்; மோசமாக அல்லது தவறாக விண்ணப்பிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా వర్తించు

తప్పు విషయం లేదా వ్యక్తికి వర్తించండి; చెడుగా లేదా తప్పుగా వర్తించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचा वापर

चुकीच्या गोष्टी किंवा व्यक्तीला लागू करा; वाईट किंवा चुकीच्या पद्धतीने लागू करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટો ઉપયોગ

ખોટી વસ્તુ અથવા વ્યક્તિને લાગુ કરો; ખરાબ અથવા ખોટી રીતે લાગુ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸು

ತಪ್ಪು ವಿಷಯ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸಿ; ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായി പ്രയോഗിക്കുക

തെറ്റായ ഒരു കാര്യത്തിനോ വ്യക്തിക്കോ പ്രയോഗിക്കുക; മോശമായോ തെറ്റായോ പ്രയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ ਵਰਤੋਂ

ਗਲਤ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰੋ; ਬੁਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਗਲਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط استعمال

غلط چیز یا شخص پر لاگو ہونا؛ غلط یا غلط طریقے سے لاگو کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滥用

适用于错误的事物或人；应用不当或不正确

🇯🇵Japanese

誤用する

間違った物や人に適用する。不適切または不正確に適用する

🇰🇷Korean

잘못 적용하다

잘못된 사물이나 사람에게 적용하다; 잘못 적용하거나 부정확하게 적용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áp dụng sai

áp dụng cho một điều hoặc một người sai; áp dụng không tốt hoặc không chính xác

🇹🇭Thai

ใช้ผิด

นำไปใช้กับสิ่งผิดหรือบุคคล; ใช้ไม่ดีหรือไม่ถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyalahgunakan

berlaku untuk hal atau orang yang salah; menerapkannya dengan buruk atau salah

🇵🇭Filipino

maling pag-apply

ilapat sa isang maling bagay o tao; ilapat nang masama o mali

🇲🇾Malay

tersalah guna

memohon kepada perkara atau orang yang salah; memohon dengan teruk atau tidak betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخطئ

تنطبق على شيء أو شخص خاطئ؛ تطبيق بشكل سيء أو غير صحيح

🇮🇷Persian

اشتباه اعمال کنید

اعمال به یک چیز یا شخص اشتباه؛ بد یا نادرست اعمال شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlış uygulamak

yanlış bir şeye veya kişiye başvurmak; kötü veya yanlış uygulamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ליישם לא נכון

להחיל על דבר או אדם לא נכון; ליישם בצורה לא נכונה או לא נכונה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'misapply'?

The primary meaning of 'misapply' is 'apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly'.

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Using 'misapply' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'misapply' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'misapply' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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