MISUSE

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. South. The sweet poison of misused wine. Milton.

2.
v.

To abuse; to treat ill. O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. Shak.

3.
n.

Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. Words little suspected for any such misuse. Locke.

4.
n.

Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] Shak.

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