misused

Speech parts

1. misused - Adjective

2. misused - Verb

Meaning

used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

used abandoned abuse utilized beaten diverted degraded wasted abusive dissipated misuse perverted downtrodden defiled pervert
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Antonyms

used book accepted controlled directed assumed
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Examples

misused 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

Close letter words and terms

misuse of power misuse of words misuse term misusement misuser misutilization