1. misused - Adjective
2. misused - Verb
used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose
Source: WordNetmisused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents Source: Internet
According to “Prairie Fire”, young people are channeled, coerced, misled, miseducated, misused in the school setting. Source: Internet
Amazon says that it takes domestic abuse very seriously and that it will investigate and take action if it receives any reports of devices being misused in this way. Source: Internet
An abusive cop who misused until he was forced into retirement, Drummond acquired a grimoire full of magical rites to transfer his mind into another body. Source: Internet
"But even prior to the refund issue, Kwara had misused our funds earlier granted them. Source: Internet
A report by the Office of Congressional Ethics says Representative Sanford Bishop, a Georgia Democrat, may have misused campaign funds. Source: Internet