22 entries under misapplication topic. ×

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maltreatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
5
harm(noun, ruin, abuse, waste, neglect)
4
ill-treatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
4
misusage(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
3
ill use(noun, expression, waste, misappropriation)
3
injury(noun, abuse, harm, waste, violence)
2
exploitation(noun, wrong, harm, waste, neglect)
2
profanation(noun, ruin, abuse, harm, waste)
1
abusage(harm, waste, corruption, misappropriation)
1
barbarism(harm, waste, corruption, misappropriation)
1
catachresis(harm, waste, corruption, misappropriation)
1
cruel treatment(expression, harm, waste, corruption)
1
desecration(noun, ruin, wrong, harm, waste)
1
dissipation(harm, waste, corruption, misappropriation)
1
malapropism(harm, waste, corruption, misappropriation)
1
misemployment(harm, waste, corruption, misappropriation)
1
rough handling(noun, expression, harm, waste, corruption)
1
squandering(harm, waste, corruption, misappropriation)
0
misappropriation(noun, abuse, waste, tyranny)
0
mismanagement(waste, misappropriation, misrule, maladministration)
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APASmart Define. (2016). mistreatment thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/mistreatment/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "mistreatment thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/mistreatment/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, mistreatment thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/mistreatment/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "mistreatment thesaurus" 25 February 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/mistreatment/thesaurus/synonyms>