Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Misapply \Mis`ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misapplied}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Misapplying}.]
   To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply
   a name or title; to misapply public money.

Source : WordNet®

misapply
     v : apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or
         incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context";
         "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
         [syn: {misuse}]
     [also: {misapplied}]