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verb (v)

• apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly(verb.consumption)

  Example:
  You are misapplying the name of this religious group.
  

  Synonym:
  misuse
  

  source: wordnet30
• To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money.(verb)

  source: webster1913