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English Dictionary: Misuse by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misuse
n
  1. improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"
    Synonym(s): misuse, abuse
v
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): misapply, misuse
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): pervert, misuse, abuse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Misuse \Mis*use"\, n.
      1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.
  
                     Words little suspected for any such misuse. --Locke.
  
      2. Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Misuse \Mis*use"\, v. t. [F. m[82]suser. See {Mis-}, prefix from
      French, and {Use}.]
      1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to
            misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. --South.
  
                     The sweet poison of misused wine.      --Milton.
  
      2. To abuse; to treat ill.
  
                     O, she misused me past the endurance of a block.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Syn: To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.
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