misuse

mis·use

M5377100 (mĭs-yo͞oz′)tr.v. mis·used, mis·us·ing, mis·us·es 1. To use incorrectly.2. To mistreat or abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.n. (-yo͞os′) Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.

misuse

n 1. erroneous, improper, or unorthodox use: misuse of words. 2. cruel or inhumane treatment vb (tr) 3. to use wrongly4. to treat badly or harshly5. (Medicine) to use (something, esp alcohol, drugs, etc) improperly

mis•use

(n. mɪsˈyus; v. -ˈyuz)

n., v. -used, -us•ing. n. 1. wrong or improper use; misapplication. v.t. 2. to use incorrectly or improperly: to misuse a word. 3. to treat badly or abusively; mistreat: to misuse a friend. mis•us′er, n. [1350–1400]

misuse

Past participle: misused
Gerund: misusing

Imperative
misuse
misuse

Present
I misuse
you misuse
he/she/it misuses
we misuse
you misuse
they misuse

Preterite
I misused
you misused
he/she/it misused
we misused
you misused
they misused

Present Continuous
I am misusing
you are misusing
he/she/it is misusing
we are misusing
you are misusing
they are misusing

Present Perfect
I have misused
you have misused
he/she/it has misused
we have misused
you have misused
they have misused

Past Continuous
I was misusing
you were misusing
he/she/it was misusing
we were misusing
you were misusing
they were misusing

Past Perfect
I had misused
you had misused
he/she/it had misused
we had misused
you had misused
they had misused

Future
I will misuse
you will misuse
he/she/it will misuse
we will misuse
you will misuse
they will misuse

Future Perfect
I will have misused
you will have misused
he/she/it will have misused
we will have misused
you will have misused
they will have misused

Future Continuous
I will be misusing
you will be misusing
he/she/it will be misusing
we will be misusing
you will be misusing
they will be misusing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misusing
you have been misusing
he/she/it has been misusing
we have been misusing
you have been misusing
they have been misusing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misusing
you will have been misusing
he/she/it will have been misusing
we will have been misusing
you will have been misusing
they will have been misusing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misusing
you had been misusing
he/she/it had been misusing
we had been misusing
you had been misusing
they had been misusing

Conditional
I would misuse
you would misuse
he/she/it would misuse
we would misuse
you would misuse
they would misuse

Past Conditional
I would have misused
you would have misused
he/she/it would have misused
we would have misused
you would have misused
they would have misused

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	misuse - improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"abuseusage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"drug abuse, substance abuse, habit - excessive use of drugs
Verb	1.	misuse - 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"misapplyapply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
	2.	misuse - 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"abuse, pervertfracture - violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"take in vain - use a name, such as God, without proper respect

misuse

noun1. waste, embezzlement, squandering, dissipation, fraudulent use, misemployment, misusage the misuse of public funds2. abuse, corruption, exploitation the misuse of power3. misapplication, abuse, illegal use, wrong use the misuse of drugs in sport4. perversion, distortion, desecration, profanation Being a born-again Christian is a deplorable misuse of a faith.5. misapplication, solecism, malapropism, catachresis his hilarious misuse of words6. mistreatment, abuse, harm, exploitation, injury, manhandling, ill-treatment, maltreatment, rough handling, inhumane treatment, cruel treatment, ill-usage the history of the misuse of Aboriginesverb1. abuse, misapply, misemploy, prostitute She misused her position in the government.2. waste, squander, dissipate, embezzle, misappropriate The committee has cleared leaders of misusing funds.3. mistreat, abuse, injure, harm, exploit, wrong, molest, manhandle, ill-treat, brutalize, maltreat, ill-use, handle roughly His parents should not have misused him.
mistreat respect, honour, cherish, prize, appreciate, treasure4. profane, corrupt, desecrate, pervert breaking a taboo, misusing a sacred ceremony

misuse

nounWrong, often corrupt use:abuse, misapplication, misappropriation, mishandling, perversion.verb1. To use wrongly and improperly:abuse, misapply, misappropriate, mishandle, pervert.2. To hurt or injure by maltreatment:abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat.

Translations

滥用虐待误用

misuse

(misˈjuːs) noun (a) wrong or bad use. the misuse of company money; The machine was damaged by misuse. 誤用，濫用 误用ˌmisˈuse (-ˈjuːz) verb1. to use wrongly. 誤用 误用2. to treat badly. 濫用 滥用，虐待