misuse

(Inglese)

Noun

An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.

Verb

1. (transitive) To use (something) incorrectly.
2. (transitive) To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).
3. (transitive) To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
4. (obsolete, transitive) To abuse verbally, to insult.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/mɪsˈjuːs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From mis- + use (noun).

Concetti

abusare

abuso

illecito

maltrattare

mancare di

necessitare

soffrire la mancanza

usare impropriamente

fare cattivo uso di

sinonimi

abuse

misapply

mistreat

pervert

misapplication

maltreat

ill-treat

ill-use

waste

misappropriation

ill-usage

squander

misusage

misemployment

fritter away

take advantage of

trespass

wastage

let pass

taking advantage of

using to excess

batter

use wrongly

bully

damage

harm

idle

injure

manhandle

misappropriate

mishandle

misrepresentation

miss

overuse

perversion

spend

spoil

Traduzioni

abus

Missbrauch

abuser

abuso

missbrauchen

abuso

abusar

abús

κακή χρήση

nadużycie

mal uso

κακομεταχειρίζομαι

κατάχρηση

Zweckentfremdung

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