misapply Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
    misuse.
    • The words are misapplied in this context
    • You are misapplying the name of this religious group

WordNet

Mis`ap*ply" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Misapplied ; present participle & verbal noun Misapplying
Definitions
  1. To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money.

Webster 1913