Dictionary Entry
misuse
misuse is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents.
- 2transitive verb
To abuse; to treat ill.
- 3noun
Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.
- 4noun
Violence, or its effects.
- 5noun
improper or excessive use
"alcohol abuse"
"the abuse of public funds"
Synonyms
- 6verb
change the inherent purpose or function of something
"Don't abuse the system"
"The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
- 7verb
apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
"The words are misapplied in this context"
"You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
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