Misappliance
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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