Definitions
change the inherent purpose or function of something
Word origin
From mis- + use (noun).
Used in a sentence
“The Queen may be celebrating her jubilee but the Queen's English Society, which has railed against the misuse and deterioration of the English language, is to fold.”
““If that is true she would be the first case I have ever heard of, as most female captives are misused by the entire tribe.””
“Socrates was brought upon the stage by Aristophanes, and misused to his face: but he laughed, as if it concerned him not […].”
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01“Wrong application”6 letters
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