See Also: misuse(1)(dictionary)
misuse(2)(dictionary)
misuse 1, verb(dictionary)
misuse 2, noun(dictionary)
MISUSE OF PROPERTY(law)
Misuse Of Trademark 11.49(law)
health services misuse(medicine)

misuse(2) (iou)



misuse verb trans. LME.
[from MIS-1 1 + USE verb.]
Use wrongly or improperly, apply to a wrong purpose; spec. take (a drug) for non-therapeutic purposes. LME.
R. Deacon The Chinese experienced his treachery when..he had..misused their funds.
a. Violate, abuse sexually. LME-M16.
b. Subject to ill treatment; maltreat. M16.
J. Galsworthy Relating..the innumerable occasions on which Fortune had misused her.
Deceive, delude. LME-E17.
refl. Misbehave. M16-E17.
Speak evil of; abuse, deride. L16-M17.
Robert Burton Socrates was brought upon the stage by Aristophanes, and misused to his face.
Speak falsely of, misrepresent. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
Shakespeare Sonnets All my vows are oaths but to misuse thee.