misappliance

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noun

Misapplication; the act of misapplying something.

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Meanings

nounmisappliance (countable and uncountable, plural misappliances)

plural misappliances

  1. countablerareuncountableMisapplication; the act of misapplying something.

    Wherever he looked he saw an old ivory or an old brocade, and he scarce knew where to sit for fear of a misappliance.

    1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC

Origin

From mis- + apply + -ance.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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