misapplies
Employs incorrectly here
Misapplies means to apply something wrongly or inappropriately.
Someone who misapplies a rule uses it in situations where it doesn't belong.
Funds can be misapplied when directed toward unauthorized purposes.
The court found that the judge had misapplied the legal standard.
The word suggests error or impropriety in how something is put to use.
Uses incorrectly or harmfully
- misallocatesAssigns improperly
- misdirectsSends the wrong way
- misappropriatesWrongly uses another's assets
- mismanagesHandles affairs incompetently
perverts · distorts · abuses · exploits · squanders · wastes · corrupts · overuses
Understands incorrectly
- misreadsInterprets text incorrectly
- misunderstandsIncorrectly interprets meaning
- mistranslatesConverts language incorrectly
- twistsRotational bends or turns
garbles · skews · misrepresents · misquotes · misrelates · warps · gets wrong · miscomprehends
Acts against established rules
- contravenesActs against regulations
- breachesBreaks or violations
- disregardsFails to consider
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
flouts · circumvents · bends · stretches · oversteps · transgresses · infringes
Figures incorrectly
- misestimatesJudges quantities incorrectly
- misstepsMistakes or errors
- errsMakes mistakes
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
misuses
Uses incorrectly or harmfully
- misallocatesAssigns improperly
- misdirectsSends the wrong way
- misappropriatesWrongly uses another's assets
mismanages · perverts · distorts · abuses · exploits · squanders · wastes · corrupts · overuses · mishandles
misconstrues
Understands incorrectly
- misreadsInterprets text incorrectly
- misunderstandsIncorrectly interprets meaning
- mistranslatesConverts language incorrectly
twists · garbles · skews · misrepresents · misquotes · misrelates · warps · gets wrong · miscomprehends · misgrasps
violates
Acts against established rules
- contravenesActs against regulations
- breachesBreaks or violations
- disregardsFails to consider
ignores · flouts · circumvents · bends · stretches · oversteps · transgresses · infringes
miscalculates
Figures incorrectly
- misestimatesJudges quantities incorrectly
- misstepsMistakes or errors
- errsMakes mistakes
blunders · overlooks · misgauges · prejudges · misdiagnoses