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MISAPPLICATIONS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word misapplications. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word misapplications. (close relations)
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abuses
verb, nounv, n
noun

• cruel or inhumane treatment

• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

• improper or excessive use

verb

• treat badly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• use foul or abusive language towards

• use wrongly or improperly or excessively

distortions
nounn
noun

• a change for the worse

• a shape resulting from distortion

• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

• a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

misemployments
nounn
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misuses
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• improper or excessive use

verb

• apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

misutilizations
nounn
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perversions
nounn
noun

• a curve that reverses the direction of something

• an aberrant sexual practice

• the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)

misappropriations
nounn
noun

• the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

• wrongful borrowing

misconstructions
nounn
noun

• a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)

• an ungrammatical constituent

misinterpretations
nounn
noun

• putting the wrong interpretation on

defalcation
nounn
noun

• the sum of money that is misappropriated

• the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

embezzlement
nounn
noun

• the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

misappropriation
nounn
noun

• the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

• wrongful borrowing

peculation
nounn
noun

• the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

Best Hypernyms For MISAPPLICATIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for misapplications, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
application larceny stealing theft thievery thieving
Phrases (1)
practical application

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