All misuse synonyms
misΒ·use
M m verb misuse
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- pervert β to affect with perversion.
- squander β to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- mistreat β to treat badly or abusively.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- profane β characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- ill-treat β to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
- brutalize β If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
- maltreat β to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- desecrate β If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
- dissipate β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- misapply β to make a wrong application or use of.
- outrage β an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- molest β to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- maul β a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- prostitute β a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- cut up β If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.
- go through β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- mess up β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- run through β an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- shake up β an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- misemploy β to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- exploit β Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- rough up β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- ill-use β to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc.
noun misuse
- misappropriation β to put to a wrong use.
- misapplication β to make a wrong application or use of.
- mismanagement β The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
- corruption β Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- exploitation β The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- maltreatment β to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- mistreatment β to treat badly or abusively.
- prostitution β the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money.
- barbarism β If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- catachresis β the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
- desecration β a desecrating or being desecrated
- dissipation β the act of dissipating.
- injury β harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- malapropism β an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- perversion β the act of perverting.
- profanation β the act of profaning; desecration; defilement; debasement.
- solecism β a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- abusage β wrong or improper use
- misemployment β Wrong or mistaken employment.
- misusage β wrong or improper usage, as of words.