misuse (verb)

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• misuse — ► VERB 1) use wrongly. 2) treat badly or unfairly. ► NOUN ▪ the action of misusing something …   English terms dictionary

• misuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alleged, possible ▪ deliberate ▪ gross, serious ▪ criminal (AmE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• misuse — mis‧use [ˌmɪsˈjuːs] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW the dishonest or wrong use of something: • a misuse of public funds misuse [mɪsˈjuːz] verb [transitive] : • A Florida businessman was arrested for misusing company funds. * * * …   Financial and business terms

• misuse — verb mɪs ju:z 1》 use wrongly. 2》 treat badly or unfairly. noun mɪs ju:s the action of misusing something. Derivatives misuser noun …   English new terms dictionary

• misuse — misuses, misusing, misused (The noun is pronounced [[t]mɪ̱sju͟ːs[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]mɪ̱sju͟ːz[/t]].) 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft N of n The misuse of something is incorrect, careless, or dishonest use of it. ...the misuse of power… …   English dictionary

• misuse — I UK [mɪsˈjuːs] / US [mɪsˈjus] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms misuse : singular misuse plural misuses the use of something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose laws to prevent computer misuse misuse of: It was a clear misuse of the… …   English dictionary

• misuse — mis|use1 [ mıs jus ] noun count or uncount the use of something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose: laws to prevent computer misuse misuse of: It was a clear misuse of the word. misuse mis|use 2 [ mıs juz ] verb transitive to use something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• misuse — {{11}}misuse (n.) late 14c., from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + USE (Cf. use) (n.). It aligns with the older sense of the verb misuse. {{12}}misuse (v.) late 14c., to use improperly; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + USE (Cf. use) (v.). Meaning to subject t …   Etymology dictionary

• misuse — 1 verb (T) 1 to use something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose: The term schizophrenia is often misused. 2 to treat someone badly or unfairly 2 noun (C, U) the use of something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose: A system designed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• misuse — 1. verb 1) misusing public funds Syn: put to wrong use, misemploy, embezzle, use fraudulently; abuse, squander, waste 2) she had been misused by her husband See mistreat 2. noun 1) a misuse of company assets …   Thesaurus of popular words

• misuse — [mɪsˈjuːs] noun [C/U] the use of something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose a misuse of government money[/ex] misuse [mɪsˈjuːz] verb [T] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English