💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Misusing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| misapplyverb | To 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. |
| misusagenoun | Improper usage (especially of words). |
| misapplicationnoun | The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application. |
| misappliedverb | To 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. |
| misconstruingverb | An instance of something being misconstrued; a misconstrual. |
| misapprehendverb | (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand. |
| misappropriatedverb | taken for your own use in violation of a trust |
| misattributeverb | To 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. |
| overusesnoun | excessive use |
| misconstruedverb | Interpreted erroneously, understood incorrectly; misunderstood. |
| misapprehendingverb | (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand. |
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