misuse

Nouns

  • (n) improper or excessive use
    • alcohol abuse
    • the abuse of public funds
    abuse,

Verbs

  • (v) apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
    • The words are misapplied in this context
    • You are misapplying the name of this religious group
    misapply,
  • (v) change the inherent purpose or function of something
    • Don't abuse the system
    • The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers
    abuse, pervert,

Synonyms

abuse misapply pervert

Words of close approximity

misused