What is another word for misuses?

Pronunciation: [mɪsjˈuːsɪz] (IPA)

Misuses refer to the wrongful or inappropriate use of something. Synonyms for misuses include misapplication, abuse, exploitation, misuse, mishandling, malpractice, ill-treatment, and misemployment. These words carry the same negative connotation as misuses and can be used interchangeably depending on the context. Misapplication and misemployment are often used in the context of resources, services, and materials used in the wrong way. Malpractice and ill-treatment are more commonly used when referring to professional misconduct. Mishandling, exploitation, and abuse are words that refer to the improper use of power, authority, or resources, often resulting in harm or damage to someone or something.

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  • Equivalence

    • Verb, 3rd person singular present
      abuses.
  • Independent

    • Verb, 3rd person singular present
      exploits.

What are the hypernyms for Misuses?

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Usage examples for Misuses

Conjunctions, defined; misuses of; correlatives.
"Practical Grammar and Composition"
Thomas Wood
And they are advised and believe, that said husband cruelly abuses and misuses said wife, by depriving her of her winter's clothing, this cold and inclement weather, and that there is no necessity for such cruelty on the part of said husband to said wife; and they are advised and believe, that said wife desires to come to Kankakee City, to make application to your Honor for a writ of habeas corpus, to liberate herself from said confinement or imprisonment, and that said husband refused and refuses to allow said wife to come to Kankakee City for said purpose; and that these petitioners make application for a writ of habeas corpus in her behalf, at her request.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
The malicious dwarf misuses this power to torture Mime with his whip, and rushes off to lash the dwarfs in the rear of the cave as Wotan and Loge suddenly appear.
"Stories of the Wagner Opera"
H. A. Guerber

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