misutilizations

noun

plural of misutilization
as in misuses
incorrect or improper use the report documents how the misutilization of the drug can have serious side effects

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  1. misuses
  2. abuses
Noun
  • Courts will most likely need to draft rules around prompt injection, too, Spader suggested, since Elliott’s case shows the technology and its misuses are rapidly advancing.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Does Janoff recognize that the prosecution of Trump by state Attorney General Leticia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were misuses of that power?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of misuses
Noun
  • This story was reported by The Washington Post and ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
    — Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His corruption and abuses of power have been let loose at a scale that was previously only imagined.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuses
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“Misutilizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misutilizations. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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