misuse
noun
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
will misuse
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future tenseof misuse.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Without clinical supervision, many patients will misuse and then discontinue the bogus products and achieve no lasting benefit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Experts are also worried that people will misuse these systems to spread disinformation.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
They argued that people will misuse the benefit, creating bigger problems for businesses struggling with staffing.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
“What I worry about is that employers will misuse this,” Rutherford says.
From The Verge ● May 7, 2020
"I will say that Mascha will still meet many idiots in life who will misunderstand her innocence, and that she may once meet a rascal who will misuse her innocence."
From Boris Lensky by Ossip Schubin
