misused
/mɪsˈjuːzd/ adjective B2- Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner. · The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.
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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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