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Misuse

Misuse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Misuse? [n] improper or excessive use [v] change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" [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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Misuse: abuse \| abuse \| misapply \| pervert Related Terms \| Find terms related to Misuse: abuse \| active use \| adulterate \| adulteration \| alloy \| appliance \| application \| barbarism \| befoul \| befouling \| bias \| bleed \| bleed white \| canker \| catachresis \| cheapen \| clerical error \| coarsen \| color \| confound \| consumption \| contaminate \| contamination \| convert \| corrigendum \| corrupt \| corruption \| debase \| debauch \| defalcate \| defile \| defilement \| deflower \| degenerate \| degrade \| denature \| deprave \| desecrate \| despoil \| devalue \| distort \| diversion \| divert \| diverting \| do amiss \| drain \| embezzle \| employ \| employment \| envenoming \| erratum \| error \| exercise \| exertion \| exploit \| failure \| false coloring \| fault \| faute \| festering \| foul \| fouling \| garble \| good use \| hard usage \| hard use \| human error \| ill use \| ill-treat \| ill-use \| impose upon \| infect \| infection \| infelicity \| make use of \| maladminister \| malapropism \| maltreat \| manipulate \| milk \| misapplication \| misapply \| misapprehension \| misappropriate \| misappropriation \| miscalculation \| miscall \| miscarriage \| miscite \| misconception \| misconduct \| misconstruction \| misconstrue \| miscount \| misdeal \| misdirect \| misdirection \| misemploy \| misemployment \| misfield \| mishandle \| misidentification \| misinterpret \| misinterpretation \| misjudgment \| mismanage \| misplay \| misprint \| misquotation \| misquote \| misread \| misrender \| misreport \| misrepresent \| misrepresentation \| miss \| misspell \| misstatement \| mistake \| mistreat \| mistreatment \| misunderstanding \| misusage \| outrage \| peculate \| perversion \| pervert \| pilfer \| play on \| poison \| poisoning \| pollute \| pollution \| presume upon \| profane \| prostitute \| prostitution \| ravage \| ravish \| rough usage \| slant \| slanting \| solecism \| strain \| straining \| stroke \| suck dry \| suppuration \| taint \| take advantage of \| torture \| torturing \| twist \| typo \| typographical error \| ulcerate \| usage \| use \| use ill \| using up \| varnish \| violate \| vitiate \| vitiation \| vulgarize \| warp \| work on \| work upon \| wrong use See Also \| apply \| drug abuse \| employ \| employment \| exercise \| expend \| fracture \| habit \| substance abuse \| take in vain \| usage \| use \| use \| use \| utilisation \| utilise \| utilization \| utilize Misuse In Webster's Dictionary \Misuse"\, v. t. [F. m['e]suser. See {Mis-}, prefix from French, and {Use}.] 1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. --South. The sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton. 2. To abuse; to treat ill. O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. --Shak. Syn: To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply. \Misuse"\, n. 1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. Words little suspected for any such misuse. --Locke. 2. Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] --Shak.

Misuse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Misuse?

[n] improper or excessive use
[v] change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Misuse: abuse | abuse | misapply | pervert

Misuse In Webster's Dictionary

\Mis*use"\, v. t. [F. m['e]suser. See {Mis-}, prefix from
French, and {Use}.]
1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to
   misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. --South.

         The sweet poison of misused wine.     --Milton.

2. To abuse; to treat ill.

         O, she misused me past the endurance of a block.
                                               --Shak.

Syn: To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.


\Mis*use"\, n.
1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.

         Words little suspected for any such misuse. --Locke.

2. Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] --Shak.

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