misappliance

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English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ apply +‎ -ance.

Noun

misappliance (countable and uncountable, plural misappliances)

  1. (rare) Misapplication; the act of misapplying something.
    • 1903, Henry James, The Ambassadors:
      Wherever he looked he saw an old ivory or an old brocade, and he scarce knew where to sit for fear of a misappliance.