What is another word for "misuse"?
Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "misuse": abuse, catch, crack, cut, desecrate, desecration, employ, engine, misapplication, misapply, misappropriate, misappropriation, misemploy, misemployment, misusage, nut, overtask, overtax, overwork, profanation, profane, prostitute, prostitution, razor, squander, steam, straw, waste, with.
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- Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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