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Showing words for MISUSE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Misuse

misuse

5 Letter Words for Misuse

issue, mises, muses, musie, musse, seism, semis, siums, smuse

4 Letter Words for Misuse

emus, isms, mess, meus, miss, muse, muss, seis, semi, sime, sims, sise, sium, sues, sumi, sums, susi, uses

3 Letter Words for Misuse

ems, emu, esm, ess, esu, imu, ise, ism, mei, mes, meu, mis, mss, mus, sei, sem, sie, sim, sis, sse, ssu, sue, sui, sum, sus, ume, ums, use

Definitions for Misuse

[1] wrong or improper use; misapplication.
[2] Obsolete . bad or abusive treatment.
[3] to use wrongly or improperly; misapply.
[4] to treat badly or abusively; maltreat.
[5] erroneous, improper, or unorthodox use misuse of words
[6] cruel or inhumane treatment
[7] to use wrongly
[8] to treat badly or harshly
[9] to use (something, esp alcohol, drugs, etc) improperly

Words related to Misuse

harm, maltreatment, mistreatment, prostitution, exploitation, waste, corruption, corrupt, exploit, pervert, squander, mistreat, desecration, misapplication, perversion, solecism, profanation, dissipation, barbarism, injury

Words nearby Misuse

misty-eyed, misunderstand, misunderstanding, misunderstood, misusage, misuse, misuser, misventure, misword, misère, mit

Origin of Misuse

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at mis-1, use

Synonyms for Misuse

corruption, exploitation, harm, maltreatment, mistreatment, prostitution, squandering, waste, barbarism, catachresis, desecration, dissipation, ill-treatment, injury, malapropism, misapplication, perversion, profanation, solecism, abusage, cruel treatment, misemployment, misusage, rough handling