as in misuse
incorrect or improper use
the misemployment of interns as errand runners when they have valuable ideas to contribute
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Noun
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There were 11 deaths resulting from fireworks misuse or malfunction.—
Maddie Carr
July 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2025 -
Of the 11 deaths that occurred in 2024, all were said to have followed either misuse of fireworks or malfunctions.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
Noun
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
ProPublica,
12 July 2025
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Many of these complications are meant to either limit the cost of tax breaks or to prevent anticipated abuses.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Misemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misemployment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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