noun, verb
noun [U,C,usually sing.] the act of using sth in a dishonest way or for the wrong purpose:
alcohol / drug misuse * the misuse of power / authority * a misuse of public funds
verb [VN]
1 to use sth in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose:
individuals who misuse power for their own ends
2 to treat sb badly and/or unfairly
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for misuse is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does misuse appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — misuse appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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