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misapplication
[mis-uh-plahy] 
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misapplication
[mis-uh-plahy]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abuse |
| Synonyms: | corruption, crime, debasement, delinquency, desecration, exploitation, fault, injustice, misappropriation, misconduct, misdeed, mishandling, mismanage, misuse, offense, perversion, prostitution, sin, wrong, wrongdoing |
| Main Entry: | embezzlement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stealing money, often from employer |
| Synonyms: | abstraction, appropriation, defalcation, filching, fraud, larceny, misapplication, misappropriation, misuse, peculation, pilferage, pilfering, purloining, skimming, theft, thieving |
| Antonyms: | compensation, pay, reimbursement, return |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | aberration, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false move, false step, fault, faux pas, flub, fluff, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misapplication, misapprehension, miscalculation, misconception, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misprint, misstatement, misstep, muddle, neglect, omission, overestimation, oversight, slight, slip, slip of tongue, slipup, snafu, solecism, trip*, typographical error, underestimation |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, calculation, certainty, correction, correctness, proof, success, truth, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misuse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abuse; wrong application |
| Synonyms: | abusage, barbarism, catachresis, corruption, cruel treatment, desecration, dissipation, exploitation, harm, ill-treatment, injury, malapropism, maltreatment, misapplication, misemployment, mistreatment, misusage, perversion, profanation, prostitution, rough handling, solecism, squandering, waste |
| Main Entry: | waste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spending, use without thought |
| Synonyms: | decay, desolation, destruction, devastation, dilapidation, dissipation, disuse, exhaustion, expenditure, extravagance, fritter, havoc, improvidence, lavishness, loss, lost opportunity, misapplication, misuse, overdoing, prodigality, ravage, ruin, squander, squandering, unthriftiness, wastage, wastefulness |
| Antonyms: | hoarding, saving |
| Main Entry: | misappropriation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abuse |
| Synonyms: | corruption, crime, debasement, delinquency, desecration, exploitation, fault, injustice, misapplication, misconduct, misdeed, mishandling, mismanage, misuse, offense, perversion, prostitution, sin, wrong, wrongdoing |
| Main Entry: | mishandling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abuse |
| Synonyms: | corruption, crime, debasement, delinquency, desecration, exploitation, fault, ill-treatment, injustice, maltreatment, misapplication, misappropriation, misconduct, misdeed, mismanage, mistreatment, misusage, misuse, offense, perversion, prostitution, sin, wrong, wrongdoing |
| Main Entry: | mistreatment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abuse |
| Synonyms: | corruption, crime, debasement, delinquency, desecration, exploitation, fault, ill-treatment, injustice, maltreatment, misapplication, misconduct, misdeed, mishandling, mismanage, misusage, misuse, offense, perversion, prostitution, sin, wrong, wrongdoing |
| Main Entry: | misusage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abuse |
| Synonyms: | corruption, crime, debasement, delinquency, desecration, exploitation, fault, ill-treatment, injustice, maltreatment, misapplication, misconduct, misdeed, mishandling, mismanage, mistreatment, misuse, offense, perversion, prostitution, sin, wrong, wrongdoing |
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