American English pronunciation
How to pronounce misuse
IPA transcription: [mɪs'juz]
Pronunciation variants: [mɪs'juz][mɪs'jus]
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Noun
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improper or excessive use
“alcohol abuse”
“the abuse of public funds”
Verb
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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”
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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”
Usage examples
- Breaking these directions and misuse of any labeled product is breaking the law.
- Slack water may also be misused to refer to a process in caves.
- Among conservation biologists it is widely regarded as dangerous and misused.
- The protocol is rarely used, as its design flaws allow ready misuse.
- Others view certain tools as unneeded or prone to misuse.
- Others have raised concerns that they misuse users data to make money.
- Sometimes a theory is rejected with a reference to the danger of misuse.
- Firefighter Glen Jeffs indicated that the warrants referenced misuse of funds.
- For misuse of the "or" operator, see false dilemma.
- Such offenses carry a mandatory death sentence under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act.