misapplications

noun

plural of misapplication
as in misuses
incorrect or improper use this silly gossiping is a serious misapplication of your time

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  1. misuses
  2. abuses
Noun
  • Courts will most likely need to draft rules around prompt injection, too, Spader suggested, since Elliott’s case shows the technology and its misuses are rapidly advancing.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Does Janoff recognize that the prosecution of Trump by state Attorney General Leticia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were misuses of that power?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of misuses
Noun
  • Transparentem attributed the delays partly to disagreements over who should pay for abuses beyond brands’ first-tier suppliers.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The United States first designated him in 2010 over serious human rights abuses following Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential election.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuses
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“Misapplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misapplications. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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