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Misapplied vs Misused - What's the difference?

misapplied | misused | Related terms |

Misapplied is a related term of misused.


As verbs the difference between misapplied and misused

is that misapplied is (misapply) while misused is (misuse).

As an adjective misused is

used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.

misapplied

English

Verb

(head)
  • (misapply)

    • misapply

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To apply incorrectly; to misuse.
  • * 1913 , Sir Frederick Pollock, ?Robert Campbell, ?Oliver Augustus Saunders, The Revised Reports
    • It may be that the jury in this case have misapplied the rule laid down by this Court, but not in favour of the defendants. I cannot help thinking they might well have held the watercourse to be the true boundary line between the two properties.

    misused

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.
    • The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (misuse)