misapplication

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I think it does point to a strange sort of misapplication of people’s intelligence.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

Mr Downs also confirmed a report in the Financial Times that he has launched an investigation into the possible "misapplication" of about £25m at the business.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Poor communication, by contrast, prompts disregard for policy, confusion and the misapplication of guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Of those, 192 were erroneous due to the waiver misapplication, and just 37 were true overpayments or underpayments.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2023

It is in no polemic spirit, but simply in the interest of science that this particular misapplication of history to the squaring of a theory is to be branded.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur