Misappliance

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Misapplication; the act of misapplying something. countable, rare, uncountable

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

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From mis- + apply + -ance.

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