misappliance

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ apply +‎ -ance.

Noun

misappliance (countable and uncountable, plural misappliances)

1. (rare) Misapplication; the act of misapplying something.
   • 1903, Henry James, The Ambassadors‎^[1]:

     Wherever he looked he saw an old ivory or an old brocade, and he scarce knew where to sit for fear of a misappliance.