Verb: misuse mis'yooz
- Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
"The words are misused in this context";
- misapply
- Use to one's advantage in a way that was not intended
"The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers";
- pervert, abuse
Derived forms: misusing, misuses, misused
Type of: apply, consume, deplete, eat, eat up, employ, employment, exercise, exhaust, expend, run through, usage, use, use up, utilisation [Brit], utilise [Brit], utilization, utilize, wipe out
Encyclopedia: Misuse