What does "misuse" mean?
Misuse: To abuse; to treat ill. O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. Words little suspected for any such misuse. Locke.
- 3.Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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