Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun misapplication

2 senses of misapplication

Sense 1
misapplication -- (wrong use or application)
       => application, practical application -- (the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis")

Sense 2
embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation -- (the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else)
       => larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing -- (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International")