Misusage | n. [ Cf. F. mésusage. ] Bad treatment; abuse. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Misuse | v. t. [ F. mésuser. See Mis-, prefix from French, and Use. ] 1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. South. [ 1913 Webster ] The sweet poison of misused wine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To abuse; to treat ill. [ 1913 Webster ] O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Misuse | n. 1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. [ 1913 Webster ] Words little suspected for any such misuse. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Violence, or its effects. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Misusement | n. Misuse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Misuser | n. 1. One who misuses. “Wretched misusers of language.” Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Law) Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ] |
悪用 | [あくよう, akuyou] (n, vs) abuse; misuse; perversion; (P) #14,378 [Add to Longdo] |
乱用(P);濫用 | [らんよう, ranyou] (n, vs) abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess; (P) #16,842 [Add to Longdo] |
誤用 | [ごよう, goyou] (n, vs) abuse; misuse; incorrect use; malapropism #19,718 [Add to Longdo] |
フランポネ | [furanpone] (n) franponais; misuse of French in Japan (similar to Engrish) [Add to Longdo] |
ミススペル | [misusuperu] (n, vs) misspelling [Add to Longdo] |
笠に着る;かさに着る;嵩に着る(iK) | [かさにきる, kasanikiru] (exp, v1) to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it [Add to Longdo] |
逆用 | [ぎゃくよう, gyakuyou] (n, vs) abuse; misuse; taking advantage of [Add to Longdo] |
的を得る | [まとをえる, matowoeru] (exp, v1) (col) (prob. originated as a misuse of 的を射る but now in common use) (See 的を射る) to be to the point; to be pertinent [Add to Longdo] |
読み進む | [よみすすむ, yomisusumu] (v5m) to go on reading [Add to Longdo] |
不正使用 | [ふせいしよう, fuseishiyou] (n, vs) unauthorized use; misuse [Add to Longdo] |
妄用 | [ぼうよう, bouyou] (n, vs) misuse; abuse [Add to Longdo] |
力負け | [ちからまけ, chikaramake] (n, vs) losing by being overmatched; losing by misusing one's powers [Add to Longdo] |