Associations to the word «Misapplied»

Wiktionary

MISAPPLY, verb. To apply incorrectly; to misuse.

Dictionary definition

MISAPPLY, verb. Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats