as in abuse
incorrect or improper use
the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse
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as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use
an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies
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as in to bully
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
sadly misused by the people he had trusted
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Recent Examples of misuse
Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Vero Beach man was arrested and charged with misuse of 911 and filing a false report of a missing person, jail records show.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Blake Brittain, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Concerns over the chief’s spending also prompted a lawsuit from Douthit who alleged that under Ingram’s leadership, the agency misused public funds.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Critics — including children's online safety and music groups — still felt legal loopholes could leave Americans vulnerable to misuses of AI.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Vero Beach man was arrested and charged with misuse of 911 and filing a false report of a missing person, jail records show.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Verb
The authors requested a court order blocking Microsoft's infringement and statutory damages of up to $150,000 for each work that Microsoft allegedly misused.
—Blake Brittain, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Concerns over the chief’s spending also prompted a lawsuit from Douthit who alleged that under Ingram’s leadership, the agency misused public funds.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misuse
abuse
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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“Misuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misuse. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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