misuse
misuse · misuses
зловживання, образа, лайка
злоупотребление, оскорбление, насилие
Missbrauch, missbräuchliche Nutzung/Verwendung, Zweckentfremdung, Fehlbedienung
An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of somethingAn incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
/mɪsˈjuːs/
» It's a blatant misuse of tax dollars.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
Missbrauch, missbräuchliche Nutzung/Verwendung, Fehlbedienung
improper or excessive use
Examples
25 sentencesIt's a blatant misuse of tax dollars.
It's a blatant misuse of public money.
The word "theory" is often misused.
Tom creatively misuses a lot of things.
ruТом многие вещи использует креативно не по назначению. — Ooneykcall
deTom zweckentfremdet vieles kreativ. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The word lends itself to misuse by beginners.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
incorrect, improper or unlawful use:
Origin
From mis- + use (noun).From mis- + use (noun).
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Forms
plural: misusesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- improper or excessive use:abuse
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable