misuse
Origin of misuse
Synonyms for misuse
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corrupt, exploit, pervert, squander, mistreat, blow, profane, ill-treat, brutalize, maltreat, wrong, desecrate, dissipate, misapply, outrage, molest, waste, maul, prostitute, misemployExamples from the Web for misused
Contemporary Examples of misused
Other female penguins would have their babies “misused before the very eyes of its parents.”
Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real LifeAsawin Suebsaeng
November 26, 2014
What will the reaction be if cash released for “improved” nuclear behavior is misused?
But the data are constantly under revision and can often be misused and abused.
They are not the same and they are terms that are often misused.
What's Wrong With Republicans?November 9, 2012
The allegation that Klein misused his power to dispense drugs is mentioned several times in the court filing.
Historical Examples of misused
The bread was genuine homemade, a term so often misused in the cities.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
Plotinus is a mystic, then, though not at all in the sense in which the term is often misused.
The Legacy of GreeceVarious
The physicians do not like to touch a tool which has been misused so badly.
PsychotherapyHugo Mnsterberg
In speaking and in writing of stage matters, these words are often misused.
The VerbalistThomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
The sense in which it is misused is that of immodest, indecent.
The VerbalistThomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)