We found 30 dictionaries that define the word
misuse:
General (26 matching dictionaries)
- misuse: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- misuse: Merriam-Webster
- misuse: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
- misuse: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
- misuse: Collins English Dictionary
- misuse: Vocabulary.com
- Misuse, misuse: Wordnik
- misuse: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- misuse: Wiktionary
- misuse: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
- misuse: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
- misuse: Infoplease Dictionary
- Misuse, misuse: Dictionary.com
- misuse (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
- misuse: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
- Misuse (band), Misuse: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
- Misuse: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
- misuse: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
- misuse: Rhymezone
- Misuse: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
- misuse: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
- misuse: FreeDictionary.org
- misuse: Mnemonic Dictionary
- misuse: TheFreeDictionary.com
Business (2 matching dictionaries)
- misuse: Legal dictionary
- BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- misuse: Encyclopedia
Sports (1 matching dictionary)
- Misuse: Sports Definitions
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misused as well.)
▸ noun: An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
▸ verb: (transitive) To use (something) incorrectly.
▸ verb: (transitive) To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).
▸ verb: (transitive) To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive) To abuse verbally, to insult.
misapply,
abuse,
pervert,
misusage,
misapplication,
mishandle,
misutilization,
misemployment,
mispurpose,
exploitation,
more...
such,
possible,
potential,
gross,
common,
alleged,
frequent,
deliberate,
widespread,
sexual,
political
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