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[n. mis-yoos; v. mis-yooz] 
noun, verb, -used, -us⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | wrong or improper use; misapplication. |
| 2. | Obsolete. bad or abusive treatment. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to use wrongly or improperly; misapply. |
| 4. | to treat badly or abusively; maltreat. |
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| mis·use (mĭs-yōōs') n. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication. tr.v. (-yōōz') mis·used, mis·us·ing, mis·us·es
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Misuse
Mis*use"\, v. t. [F. m['e]suser. See Mis-, prefix from French, and Use.]1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. --South. The sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton. 2. To abuse; to treat ill. O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. --Shak. Syn: To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.Misuse
Mis*use"\, n. 1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. Words little suspected for any such misuse. --Locke. 2. Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : misuse
Spanish:
mal uso, uso incorrecto,
German:
der Mißbrauch,
Japanese:
誤用
misuse (v.)
c.1374, "to use improperly;" see mis- (1) + use (v.). Meaning "to subject to ill-treatment" is attested from 1540. The noun is from 1398, in a sense related to the older meaning of the verb.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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