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misuse

[ noun mis-yoos; verb mis-yooz ]

noun

  1. wrong or improper use; misapplication.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. Obsolete. bad or abusive treatment.


verb (used with object)

misused, misusing.
  1. to use wrongly or improperly; misapply.
  2. to treat badly or abusively; maltreat.

misuse

noun

  1. erroneous, improper, or unorthodox use

    misuse of words

  2. cruel or inhumane treatment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to use wrongly
  2. to treat badly or harshly
  3. to use (something, esp alcohol, drugs, etc) improperly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of misuse1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mis- 1, use
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They say police have "broad powers to deal with offences where unnecessary suffering and injury is inflicted on wildlife, including cases involving the misuse of catapults".

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Suppressing studies because of concerns about how they might be misused sets a dangerous precedent.

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The law had in fact recently been toughened – by the very politicians who were now complaining about its application – to make the penalty for misuse of public funds very severe indeed.

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That would leave her free to run in 2027, though with the handicap of a conviction for misuse of public money.

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“After examining the migrant relocation activities at Guantanamo Bay, we are outraged by the scale and wastefulness of the Trump Administration’s misuse of our military,†the senators wrote.

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