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Misused

To use (something) incorrectly.

📖 Definitions of "Misused"

verb
  1. 1

    To use (something) incorrectly.

  2. 2

    To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).

  3. 3

    To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).

  4. 4

    To abuse verbally, to insult.

adjective
  1. 1

    Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.

    "The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too."

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