1
as in abusing
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 bullying
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
sadly misused by the people he had trusted
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Recent Examples of misusing
Campbell, head of Axim Fringe Solutions Group, was suspected of misusing client funds intended for health insurance and retirement benefits.
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
That makes your account with the cleanup service a juicy target for evildoers who specialize in misusing personal data.
—PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
An 83-year-old former pastor and food bank director has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for charitable theft and patronizing prostitution after being found guilty July 31 of misusing donations meant to serve needy residents.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
That makes your account with the cleanup service a juicy target for evildoers who specialize in misusing personal data.
—PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
An 83-year-old former pastor and food bank director has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for charitable theft and patronizing prostitution after being found guilty July 31 of misusing donations meant to serve needy residents.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misusing
abusing
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In his experiment, students who were randomly assigned to be guards began abusing the students who were prisoners after only five days.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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While walking the two men to a USBP vehicle, Wilkins, a bystander, began verbally abusing authorities, DHS said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Misusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misusing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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