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   Mis·use

   verb

   • 1. use (something) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose: "he was found guilty of misusing public funds" Similar put to wrong usemisapplymisemployembezzleuse fraudulentlyabuseexploitsquanderwastedissipate
   • ▪ treat (someone or something) badly or unfairly: "we felt that we had been deceived and misused" Similar ill-treatmaltreatmistreatabuseill-usetreat badlyhandle/treat roughlyknock about/aroundhitbeatstrikemishandlemanhandlemaulmolestinjureharmhurtbullypersecuteinformal:beat uprough updo overOpposite look aftertreat well

   noun

   • 1. the wrong or improper use of something: "drugs of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences" Similar wrong usemisemploymentembezzlementfraudexploitationsquanderingwastedissipationillegal usewrong useabusemisapplication

   Derivatives

   • 1. misuser noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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