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Detailed Synonyms for misuse in English

misuse:

to misuse verb (misuses, misused, misusing)

  1. to misuse
    to abuse
    – change the inherent purpose or function of something 1
    • abuse verb (abuses, abused, abusing)
      • Don't abuse the system1
    to misuse; to violate
    • misuse verb (misuses, misused, misusing)
    • violate verb (violates, violated, violating)
  2. to misuse
    – change the inherent purpose or function of something 1
    to abuse; to pervert; to misuse
    – change the inherent purpose or function of something 1
    • abuse verb (abuses, abused, abusing)
      • Don't abuse the system1
    • pervert verb (perverts, perverted, perverting)
    • misuse verb (misuses, misused, misusing)
      • The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers1
  3. to misuse
    – apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly 1
    to misuse; misapply
    – apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly 1
    • misuse verb (misuses, misused, misusing)
    • misapply verb
      • You are misapplying the name of this religious group1

Conjugations for misuse:

present
  1. misuse
  2. misuse
  3. misuses
  4. misuse
  5. misuse
  6. misuse
simple past
  1. misused
  2. misused
  3. misused
  4. misused
  5. misused
  6. misused
present perfect
  1. have misused
  2. have misused
  3. has misused
  4. have misused
  5. have misused
  6. have misused
past continuous
  1. was misusing
  2. were misusing
  3. was misusing
  4. were misusing
  5. were misusing
  6. were misusing
future
  1. shall misuse
  2. will misuse
  3. will misuse
  4. shall misuse
  5. will misuse
  6. will misuse
continuous present
  1. am misusing
  2. are misusing
  3. is misusing
  4. are misusing
  5. are misusing
  6. are misusing
subjunctive
  1. be misused
  2. be misused
  3. be misused
  4. be misused
  5. be misused
  6. be misused
diverse
  1. misuse!
  2. let's misuse!
  3. misused
  4. misusing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

misuse [the ~] noun

  1. the misuse
    the misuse; the excessive use
    the abuse
    – use wrongly or improperly or excessively 1
    • abuse [the ~] noun
      • Her husband often abuses alcohol1
      • while she was pregnant, she abused drugs1
  2. the misuse
    – improper or excessive use 1
    the abuse; the misuse
    – improper or excessive use 1
    • abuse [the ~] noun
      • alcohol abuse1
      • the abuse of public funds1
    • misuse [the ~] noun

Related Words for "misuse":

  • misusing, misuses, misuser

Alternate Synonyms for "misuse":


Related Definitions for "misuse":

  1. improper or excessive use1
  2. change the inherent purpose or function of something1
    • The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers1
  3. apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly1