Entry Word: misuse

Function: noun

Meaning: incorrect or improper use <the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse>

Synonyms abuse, misapplication, misusage, perversion

Related Words mishandling, mismanagement, mismanaging; maltreatment, mistreatment; damage, destruction, ruin, spoiling, wrecking; corruption, debasement, desecration, profanation, prostitution

Near Antonyms application, employment, use, utilization