misuse
/mɪsˈjuːz/ verb C2- To use (something) incorrectly.
- To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).
- To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
He/she/it misuses · Past misused · Past participle misused · -ing form misusing
Verb forms
- Base form
- misuse
- He/she/it
- misuses
- Past
- misused
- Past participle
- misused
- -ing form
- misusing
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“So,” added Madame de Villefort, constantly returning to her object, “the poisons of the Borgias, the Medicis, the Renées, the Ruggieris, and later, probably, that of Baron de Trenck, whose story has been so misused by modern drama and romance——”
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