misuses 1 of 2

noun

plural of misuse
as in abuses
incorrect or improper use the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

misuses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of misuse
1
as in misapplies
to put to a bad or improper use an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in bullies
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon sadly misused by the people he had trusted

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of misuses
Noun
Other policy changes include various refinements to its wording around other misuses of Claude AI. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 District Attorney Amy Wren said there were more than 25,000 misuses of official information. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said the city will undergo a third-party audit to identify any further misuses. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Apple said his office has changed the protocol for Flock camera use by prohibiting deputies from accessing the technology and requiring more frequent audits to ensure no one misuses it. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 The review comes as communities across metro Phoenix grapple with how to use the cameras as potential misuses of the technology by police departments come to light. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Courts will most likely need to draft rules around prompt injection, too, Spader suggested, since Elliott’s case shows the technology and its misuses are rapidly advancing. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 Epstein has given talks about performance science and the uses (and misuses) of data globally; his TED Talks have been viewed more than 11 million times. — Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026 Ali Rıza Taşkale considers Silicon Valley’s misuses of science fiction. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Verb
Jungles said any officer who misuses the technology should be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 These taxes and fees aren’t high just because California misuses the funds. — Nolan Gray, Oc Register, 21 June 2026 But if the authorized user spends more than expected or misuses the account, the primary cardholder is still responsible for the bill. — Doug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misuses
abuses
Noun
  • For years, critics also questioned Dudamel’s silence about Chavez and Maduro and the human rights abuses and corruption that marked their reins.
    — Max Feliu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Bukele has managed to reduce murders to a historic low in El Salvador but faces accusations of abuses during the state of emergency that began in 2022 and has imprisoned more than 91,000 people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of abuses

Browse Nearby Words

misused
misuses
misusing
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Misuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misuses. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All