mis·ap·plyBrE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theymisapplyBrE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/present simple - he / she / itmisappliesBrE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪz/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪz/past simplemisappliedBrE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪd/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪd/past participlemisappliedBrE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪd/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪd/ -ing formmisapplyingBrE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪɪŋ/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪɪŋ/[usually passive]~sth(formal) tousesthforthewrongpurposeorinthewrongway误用；滥用；挪用