misapply

Questions about misapply

What does misapply mean?

misapply means "apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly".

How many syllables are in misapply?

misapply has 3 syllables: mi-sap-ply. The stress falls on "ply". In IPA it is /mɪsəˈplaɪ/.

What is another word for misapply?

Close synonyms include misuse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is misapply a common word?

misapply is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with misapply?

8 words rhyme with misapply. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.