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mis⋅use
/
n.
mɪsˈyus
;
v.
mɪsˈyuz
/
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[
n.
mis-
yoos
;
v.
mis-
yooz
]
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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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Origin:
1350–1400;
ME;
see
mis-
1
,
use
Synonyms:
1.
misemployment, misappropriation.
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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
To use incorrectly.
To mistreat or abuse. See Synonyms at
abuse
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
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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