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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abuse |
| Type of | usage, use, utilisation, utilization, employment, exercise |
| Has types | substance abuse, drug abuse, habit |
Examples of misuse
misuse
To begin with, promoting a personal agenda is a blatant misuse of your position.
From the denverpost.com
No product can be made perfectly safe for every use and especially every misuse.
From the post-gazette.com
This policy protects taxpayers from liability and the misuse of public property.
From the kentucky.com
The deputy mayor of Kabul was arrested Saturday for alleged misuse of authority.
From the abcnews.go.com
Knew or should have known of the misuse of state property for personal business.
From the news.enquirer.com
The combination of alcohol misuse and smoking poses a high risk for oral cancer.
From the nature.com
It is an easy way to bring discredit on a tool by quoting the occasional misuse.
From the guardian.co.uk
The essence of gaming is the willful of knowing misuse of policies or processes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Missing adults may also have been depressed or struggling with substance misuse.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"
- Misapply: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
- Pervert: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
- (misused) used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose; "misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents"
- An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something; To use (something) incorrectly; To abuse or mistreat (something or someone); To abuse verbally, to insult
- Misuse occurs when an appropriate process of care has been selected, but a preventable complication occurs and the patient does not receive the full potential benefit of the service. Avoidable complications of surgery or medication use are misuse problems. ...
- Any deviation from the intended application and use of a CR that might reduce its protective performance.
- A threat action that causes a system component to perform a function or service that is detrimental to system security. [RFC2828] (see also function, security, system, threat consequence)
- Use of a federal charge card by an authorized user for other than the official government purpose(s) for which it is intended.
