misapply

tr.v., -plied, -ply·ing, -plies.
To use or apply wrongly.

misapplication mis·ap'pli·ca'tion (-ăp'lĭ-kā'shən) n.

verb

To use wrongly and improperly: abuse, misappropriate, mishandle, misuse, pervert. See treat well/treat badly/treat.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
  Synonym: misuse

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bruge forkert, misbruge, bruge uretmæssigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkeerd toepassen, verduisteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - mal utiliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - falsch anwenden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω κακή χρήση ή εφαρμογή, κακοδιαχειρίζομαι ή καταχρώμαι (χρήματα)

Italiano (Italian)
applicar male

Português (Portuguese)
v. - empregar mal

Русский (Russian)
неправильно использовать, злоупотреблять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aplicar mal, usar indebidamente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - missbruka, förskingra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
误用, 滥用

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誤用, 濫用

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 오용하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 用い方を誤る, 誤用する, 乱用する, 悪用する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسيء التطبيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮יישם בצורה לא נכונה, השתמש לרעה‬

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