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Words related to misuse

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  • abuse

    Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.

  • catachresis

    the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious

  • dilapidate

    to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.

  • goldwynism

    a phrase or statement involving a humorous and supposedly unintentional misuse of idiom, as “Keep a stiff upper chin,” especially such a statement attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, as “Include me out.”.

  • malpractice

    Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.

  • misemploy

    to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
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