misuse
misuse is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 29 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To abuse; to treat ill. O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. Shak.
- 2.Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. Words little suspected for any such misuse. Locke.
- 3.Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- 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
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is misuse.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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