"malapplication" meaning in English

See malapplication in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: malapplications [plural]
Etymology: mal- + application Etymology templates: {{pre|en|mal|application}} mal- + application Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malapplication (countable and uncountable, plural malapplications)
  1. Bad or wrong application; act of misapplying. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-malapplication-en-noun-e-j7amdi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-

Inflected forms

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