as in abuse
incorrect or improper use
the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse
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as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use
an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies
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as in to bully
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
sadly misused by the people he had trusted
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Recent Examples of misuse
ABC News, 6 May 2026
Mother charged with misuse of information Cantrell's mother, Regina Cantrell, was also arrested on a third‑degree felony charge of misuse of official information.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Ryan Oehrli
may 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
James did not live up to that contract over the first two years, in part because he was being misused by previous coach Brandon Staley.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Noun
Cases of misuse have already arisen.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Mother charged with misuse of information Cantrell's mother, Regina Cantrell, was also arrested on a third‑degree felony charge of misuse of official information.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Verb
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police charged him with misusing 911.
—Ryan Oehrli
may 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
James did not live up to that contract over the first two years, in part because he was being misused by previous coach Brandon Staley.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misuse
abuse
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According to the arrest documents, McDaniel was detained in Monticello after officials reportedly received a child abuse complaint.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Aghamiri was sanctioned by the United States and United Kingdom in 2023 over human rights abuses linked to the crackdown on protests in Iran.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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“Misuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misuse. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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