Definition of misuse

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Misuse (v. t.) To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents..

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Muddle :: Muddle (v. t.) To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated..
Misuse :: Misuse (n.) Violence, or its effects..
Misuser :: Misuser (n.) One who misuses.
Malapropism :: Malapropism (n.) A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
Misusement :: Misusement (n.) Misuse.
Misuse :: Misuse (v. t.) To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents..
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority..
Misimprove :: Misimprove (v. t.) To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc..
Rhotacism :: Rhotacism (n.) An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change s to r, as wese to were..
Dilapidate :: Dilapidate (v. t.) To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building..
Misuser :: Misuser (n.) Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right..
Misuse :: Misuse (n.) Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of language..
Misuse :: Misuse (v. t.) To abuse; to treat ill.
Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse; to waste..
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