Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misappliance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ap-pli-ance
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Misapplication; the act of misapplying something.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From mis- + apply + -ance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misappliances (plural)

Questions

What does misappliance mean?: Misapplication; the act of misapplying something.
Where does misappliance come from?: From mis- + apply + -ance.

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