misuse
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transitive verb \-ˈyüz\Definition of MISUSE
1
: to use incorrectly : misapply <misused his talents>
Examples of MISUSE
- She's charged with misusing company funds.
- a word that is frequently misused
Origin of MISUSE
Middle English, partly from mis- + usen to use; partly from Middle French mesuser to abuse, from Old French, from mes- + user to use
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with MISUSE
abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse
2mis·use
noun \-ˈyüs\Definition of MISUSE
: incorrect or improper use : misapplication
See Examples of MISUSE
- No refunds will be offered on products damaged by misuse.
- <the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse>
First Known Use of MISUSE
14th century
Related to MISUSE
- Synonyms
- abuse, misapplication, misemployment, misusage, misutilization, perversion
Rhymes with MISUSE
Aarhus, abstruse, abuse, adduce, Atreus, blue spruce, burnoose, caboose, Cayuse, Cepheus, ceruse, charmeuse, chartreuse, Chartreuse, conduce, couscous, cut loose, deduce, diffuse, disuse, educe, effuse, excuse, fair use, footloose, hang loose, induce, Lanús, mongoose, Morpheus, negus, obtuse, Orpheus, papoose, Peleus, Perseus, prepuce, produce, profuse, Proteus, Purus, recluse, red spruce, reduce, refuse, retuse, reuse, Sanctus, seduce, slip noose, snow goose, Tereus, Theseus, traduce, transduce, turn loose, unloose, vamoose
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