1) Abuse 2) Apply badly or incorrectly 3) Apply improperly 4) Apply incorrectly 5) Apply wrongly 6) Defy the manual for 7) Dilapidation cause 8) Do the wrong thing with 9) Embezzle 10) Employment 11) Exercise 12) Hammer with pliers 13) Handle incorrectly 14) Handle wrongly 15) Ignore the instructions for
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1) Abuse 2) Embezzlement 3) Illtreat 4) Misapply 5) Misappropriate 6) Misappropriation 7) Mishandle 8) Mismanage 9) Squander 10) Waste
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• (v. t.) To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one`s talents. • (n.) Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. • (v. t.) To abuse; to treat ill. • (n.) Violence, or its effects.
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Mis·use' (-ūz')
transitive verb [ French
mésuser . 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.&#...
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Mis·use' (mĭs*ūs')
noun 1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. « Words little suspected for any such
misuse .»
Locke. 2. Violence, or its effects. [ Obsolete]
Shak. Found on
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[
n] - improper or excessive use
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misuse (mis YOOZ) 1. Improper or incorrect use; misapplication, waste: 'Writing ad copy was a misuse of her creative talent, although I noticed a misuse of the word who in her writing.' 2. To use incorrectly, misapply; pervert, corrupt: 'She misuses so many words it seems as if she is faking it.' 3. To mistreat or abuse; harm, take advanta...
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noun improper or excessive use
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