malapplication

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noun

Bad or wrong application; act of misapplying.

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Meanings

nounmalapplication (countable and uncountable, plural malapplications)

plural malapplications

  1. countableuncountableBad or wrong application; act of misapplying.

Origin

From mal- + application.

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Cite this entry
APA

malapplication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malapplication

MLA

“malapplication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malapplication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malapplication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malapplication.

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