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Misusing

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misapplyverbTo apply incorrectly; to misuse.
abuseverb(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
pervertverb(transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
abusingverb(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
diverting(dated) Amusing, distracting.
misusagenounImproper usage (especially of words).
misapplicationnounThe misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.
misappliedverbTo apply incorrectly; to misuse.
overusingverb(transitive) To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.
mismanagenoun(transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
misdoingnoun(chiefly in the plural) An act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.
misappropriateverb(transitive) To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
misconstruingverbAn instance of something being misconstrued; a misconstrual.
misapprehendverb(transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
misappropriatedverbtaken for your own use in violation of a trust
misattributeverbTo erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship.
mismanagedverb(transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.
overusesnounexcessive use
misconstruedverbInterpreted erroneously, understood incorrectly; misunderstood.
misapprehendingverb(transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.

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