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(mis-ap-plied) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to use something incorrectly or inappropriately.

Example Sentence

The words are misapplied in this context.

More Example Sentences

He misapplied the formula in his project.

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

misapplied
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • bide
  • bride
  • chide
  • clyde
  • cried
  • died
  • dried
  • dyed
  • eid
  • eide
  • eyed
  • fide
  • flied
  • fried
  • glide
  • guide
  • guyed
  • heid
  • heide
  • hide
  • hyde
  • i'd
  • ide
  • lide
  • lied
  • lyde
  • pied
  • plied
  • pride
  • pried
  • pryde
  • ride
  • scheid
  • schmied
  • schneid
  • seid
  • seide
  • shied
  • side
  • sighed
  • slide
  • snide
  • spied
  • stride
  • syed
  • tide
  • tied
  • tried
  • vide
  • vied
  • why'd
  • wide
  • wyden

  • abide
  • allied
  • applied
  • aside
  • astride
  • belied
  • beside
  • betide
  • cofide
  • collide
  • complied
  • confide
  • decide
  • decried
  • defied
  • denied
  • deride
  • divide
  • implied
  • inside
  • liquide
  • macbride
  • mcbride
  • mcbryde
  • misguide
  • obeid
  • outside
  • pool-side
  • preside
  • provide
  • relied
  • replied
  • reside
  • retried
  • stateside
  • subside
  • supplied
  • untied
  • untried
  • upside
  • westside
  • worldwide

  • alongside
  • coincide
  • malahide
  • misapplied
  • nationwide
  • subdivide

  • oversupplied
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