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past tense of misuse
Synonyms & Antonyms of misused
1
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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2
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
- sadly misused by the people he had trusted
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- abused,
- brutalized,
- bullied,
- ill-treated,
- ill-used,
- kicked around,
- maltreated,
- manhandled,
- messed over
- [slang],
- mishandled,
- mistreated
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“Misused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misused. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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