misusages

noun

plural of misusage
as in misuses
incorrect or improper use the teacher was appalled by the new student's misusage of some basic scientific terms

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  1. misuses
  2. abuses
Noun
  • Other policy changes include various refinements to its wording around other misuses of Claude AI.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
  • District Attorney Amy Wren said there were more than 25,000 misuses of official information.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of misuses
Noun
  • The safeguards are to ensure that military personnel deployed under the anti-gang force do not engage in abuses and civilians are protected.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • However, the institutions created to check and prevent just such abuses hold fast against these brazen king-like attempts to be immune from baldly unlawful actions.
    — David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of abuses
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“Misusages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misusages. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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