Added 9 October 2026 misapplication noun Categories: ActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about misapplication at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application. Trying to open a paint can with a chisel is a misapplication of the tool. Related Words: misappropriationpeculationembezzlementdefalcationmisuseabusemalapplicationmisappliancemisusagemisemploymentmisutilizationmispurpose Back to today's word