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misuse English

Meaning misuse meaning

What does misuse mean?
Definitions in simple English

misuse Verb

— When you misuse something, you use it incorrectly.

misuse

— verb (= misapply) 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 — noun (= abuse) improper or excessive use alcohol abuse the abuse of public funds — verb (= abuse) 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

Synonyms misuse synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as misuse?

misuse English » English

abuse misapply mistreat pervert misapplication waste maltreat ill-use ill-treat squander misappropriation ill-usage misusage misemployment fritter away wastage using to excess use wrongly trespass taking advantage of take advantage of spoil spend perversion overuse miss misrepresentation mishandle misappropriate manhandle let pass injure idle harm damage bully batter

Topics misuse topics

What do people use misuse to talk about?
Work and occupation Work Method

Use

  • What words refer to using something in the wrong way?
    abuse misuse

Conjugation misuse conjugation

How do you conjugate misuse?

misuse · verb

Examples misuse examples

How do I use misuse in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.
Don't misuse this product!

Movie subtitles

By a better right than you have to misuse it.
Possession and misuse of warrants issued by the Republic of China are being investigated by proper authority.
See to it that I don't misuse the money.
It allays the feelings of guilt I sometimes get about the way I misuse my expense allowance.
I thought you would not be able to misuse the trust of a lady.
By which he speaks against evil and the misuse of power.
There is grave suspicion that the thieves will try to misuse the stolen exhibit.
A temporary misuse.
Our data indicates the loss is due to a misuse of energy.
They misuse the ring, turning their teacher Adam into Mickey Mouse, the principal into a caterpillar, and Rumburak and the thief Fousek, who broke out of prison, into umbrellas.
But I've tried, believe me, I've tried not to misuse that power.
Their misuse is the main cause of camp accidents.
You misuse me.
If the people who now have it misuse it, program it with information it considers threatening, they could create a menace that could quickly grow beyond their control.
So that no one else may misuse it, reserve this suite for me.
Misuse of the priority-1 channel is a Federation offence.
I did not misuse the priority-1 channel.
Now, if you give yourself up, believe me, I will not be a fool and misuse my authority.
The victors feared these people and guarded them closely. so they wouldn't misuse their freedom.
It was a general investigation into the misuse of public funds, specifically large contracts to industry.
A temporary misuse. A temporary abuse.
We will try not to misuse your time.
Yes, but it isn't your responsibility if they misuse the tools you give them.
I hate to see you misuse it feeling sorry for yourself.
They misuse their money.
It was Ed's misuse of the drugs that brought about this condition.
And what about the signature misuse?
How have I been behaved that he might stick the smallest opinion on my least misuse?
What do you mean? Misuse of the priority-1 channel is a Federation offence.
All of your evil deeds committed by treacherous misuse of your authority as shrine magistrate will soon be reported to the high magistrate.
It may well be that disease and infirmity are due to our misuse of the freedom He gave us.
But I've tried, Chauncey, believe me, I've tried not to misuse that power.
You will also appreciate that the Swiss authorities do not take kindly to the misuse of their passports-- least of all by diplomats.

News and current affairs

Governments must not be given the power to control its citizens' moral code - we know that if they had such power, they would misuse it.
It would remove two major sources of corruption and inefficiency: the customs service and the misuse of public funds in general.
Critics of neoliberalism should not oppose mainstream economics--only its misuse.
Recipient governments might misuse the aid, preventing it from trickling down to those who would spend or invest it, or the money may be given on the condition that it is spent on goods or services from the donor country.
Like America, Britain has learned the hard way the limits of what sheer military power can achieve, and also the devastating implications of its misuse for its reputation in the Muslim world and beyond.
But the misuse of military resources can also undercut soft power.
To prevent the misuse of money, the European Commission should vet all national investment projects.
But there is also a significant risk of political misuse of such information.
As the virtual world expands, so, too, do breaches of trust and misuse of personal data.
Is the danger of misuse of the results of such research too great?
Strengthening the response to naturally occurring infectious diseases or poisoning is needed to protect against the deliberate misuse of science to spread disease or poison.
On the other hand, misuse of military resources can undercut soft power.
But it is a misuse of that analysis to conclude that nothing can be done about unemployment, or that monetary authorities should focus exclusively on inflation.
The TPP also sets other new safeguards against the misuse of the dispute-settlement mechanism.
There are also plenty of economic migrants from, say, the poorer parts of the Balkans, hoping to escape poverty at home - and willing to misuse the asylum system in the process.
In recent years, the International Olympic Committee and other sports organizations have worried about the possible misuse of gene-transfer technology.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited gene doping in 2003, but some scientists predict that its misuse in sport is likely to appear at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
This followed other minor scandals concerning the misuse of political funds, which had led to two resignations and the suicide of one of Abe's cabinet ministers.
But as the array of financial services available in Latin America expands, the danger of misuse rises.
But the NSS has so far restricted its scope to protecting nuclear infrastructure and material from active misuse.
Anyone who visits Mumbai or other major Indian cities sees how zoning restrictions cause misuse of urban land and limit modernization.

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