misuse (redirected from misuses)

mis·use  (ms-ys)

n.

Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.

tr.v. (-yz) mis·used, mis·us·ing, mis·us·es

1. To use incorrectly.

2. To mistreat or abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.

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misuse

n [ˌmɪsˈjuːs] also misusage

1. erroneous, improper, or unorthodox use misuse of words

2. cruel or inhumane treatment

vb [ˌmɪsˈjuːz] (tr)

1. to use wrongly

2. to treat badly or harshly

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	misuse - improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" abuse usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" drug abuse, substance abuse, habit - excessive use of drugs
Verb	1.	misuse - 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 apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
	2.	misuse - 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 fracture - violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language" expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" take in vain - use a name, such as God, without proper respect

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misuse

noun

1. waste, embezzlement, squandering, dissipation, fraudulent use, misemployment, misusage the misuse of public funds

2. abuse, corruption, exploitation the misuse of power

3. misapplication, abuse, illegal use, wrong use the misuse of drugs in sport

4. perversion, distortion, desecration, profanation Being a born-again Christian is a deplorable misuse of a faith.

5. misapplication, solecism, malapropism, catachresis his hilarious misuse of words

6. mistreatment, abuse, harm, exploitation, injury, manhandling, ill-treatment, maltreatment, rough handling, inhumane treatment, cruel treatment, ill-usage the history of the misuse of Aborigines

verb

1. abuse, misapply, misemploy, prostitute She misused her position in the government.

2. waste, squander, dissipate, embezzle, misappropriate The committee has cleared leaders of misusing funds.

3. mistreat, abuse, injure, harm, exploit, wrong, molest, manhandle, ill-treat, brutalize, maltreat, ill-use, handle roughly His parents should not have misused him.
mistreat respect, honour, cherish, prize, appreciate, treasure

4. profane, corrupt, desecrate, pervert breaking a taboo, misusing a sacred ceremony

Translations

misuse [ˌmɪsˈjuːs]

A. N [of power, drug] → abuso m; [of machine] → mal uso m or manejo m; [of word, language] → uso m incorrecto; [of funds] → malversación f

B. [ˌmɪsˈjuːz] VT [+ power, drug] → abusar de; [+ machine] → usar or manejar mal; [+ word, language] → utilizar or emplear mal; [+ funds] → malversar

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misuse [ˌmɪsˈjuːs]

n

[resources, funds] → mauvais usage m

[power] → abus m

[drugs] → mésusage m
misuse of alcohol → abus m d'alcool

[language, word] → mauvais usage m

[ˌmɪsˈjuːz] vt

[+ resources, funds] → faire un mauvais usage de
He wanted to prevent science from being misused
BUT Il voulait empêcher la science d'être utilisée à de mauvaises fins.

[+ drugs, alcohol] → abuser de

[+ word] → galvauder
Fitness is one of the most misused words in the English language → Le mot "fitness" est l'un des plus galvaudés de la langue anglaise.

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misuse

n → Missbrauch m; (of words) → falscher Gebrauch; (of funds) → Zweckentfremdung f; misuse of power/authority → Macht-/Amtsmissbrauch m

vt → missbrauchen; words → falsch gebrauchen; funds → zweckentfremden

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misuse [ɐn ˌmɪsˈjuːs; ɐvb ˌmɪsˈjuːz]

1. n (of power, authority) → abuso; (of word, tool) → uso improprio; (of resources, time, energies) → cattivo uso

2. vt (see n) → abusare di; (XXX) → usare impropriamente; (XXX) → fare cattivo uso di

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misuse

n misuse [misˈjuːs]

(a) wrong or bad use the misuse of company money; The machine was damaged by misuse. misbruik يُسيء اسْتِعْمال лоша употреба špatné použití misbrug der Mißbrauch κακή χρήση mal uso, uso incorrecto väärtarvitus سوء استفاده väärinkäyttö mauvais usage נִיצוּל לְרָעָה गलत प्रयोग zloupotreba helytelen felhasználás penyalahgunaan röng notkun; misnotkun cattivo uso, uso scorretto 誤用 오용, 남용 netinkamas naudojimas/vartojimas nepareiza/ļaunprātīga lietošana salah guna vewrkeerd gebruik misbruk, feil bruk złe użycie, nadużycie má utilização întrebuinţare greşită неправильное употребление nesprávne použitie napačna uporaba zloupotreba missbruk, felaktig användning การใช้ในทางที่ผิด kötüye kullanmak, suiistimal etmek 誤用 неправильне вживання سوء استعمال lạm dụng 误用

v misˈuse [-ˈjuːz]

1 to use wrongly. misbruik يَسْتَعْمِل بِصورةٍ خاطِئَه използвам погрешно špatně (po)užívat misbruge mißbrauchen κάνω κακή χρήση utilizar mal, emplear mal väärtarvitama بد به کارگرفتن käyttää väärin faire un mauvais usage de לְהִשתַמֵש לא נָכוֹן दुरूपयोग करना zloupotrijebiti rossz célra használ fel (vmit), helytelenül használ (fel) menggunakan secara salah rangnota fare cattivo uso di, adoperare male 誤用する 오용하다 piktnaudžiauti, netinkamai naudoti nepareizi lietot; ļaunprātīgi izmantot menyalahgunakan verkeerd gebruiken bruke feil, misbruke źle użyć usar incorrectamente a folo­si greşit неправильно употреблять nesprávne používať zlorabiti pogrešno koristiti missbruka, använda felaktigt ใช้ในทางที่ผิด yanlış kullanmak 誤用 неправильно вживати غلط استعمال sử dụng sai 误用

2 to treat badly. mishandel يُعامِل بِصورةٍ سَيِّئَه отнасям се лошо špatně zacházet mishandle mißhandeln κακομεταχειρίζομαι maltratar halvasti kohtlema بد رفتاری کردن pahoinpidellä maltraiter לְנָצֵל לְרָעָה गलत व्यवहार करना zlostavljati bántalmaz memperlakukan dengan buruk misnota maltrattare 虐待する 학대하다 netinkamai pasielgti su slikti apieties menyalahperlakukan mishandelen mishandle, misbruke niewłaściwie traktować maltratar a maltrata дурно обращаться zle zaobchádzať grdo ravnati zloupotrebljavati misshandla ใช้อย่างหนัก kötü davranmak 虐待 погано ставитися بد سلوکی ngược đãi 虐待