(פ') ליישם שלא כהלכה; להשתמש שלא כהלכה, להשתמש לרעה

v. misuse, apply incorrectly, use for the wrong purposes

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Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) misuse
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(derivation) misapplication

(v. t.)
To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money.
  

A willful conversion or taking by an employee of such money or property for his own use and benefit, or the use and benefit of another, whether or not such money or property has been entrusted to his care, and with intent to defraud the employer.

v.a.
بے جا اٹھانا يا لگانا, خرچ، صرف، برباد يا ضائع کرنا, (بيجا تصرف کرنا, غلط استعمال کرنا)
Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied. (Shakespeare)
بے موقع نيکي برائي سے کم نہيں