Associations to the word «Misapply»

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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky