| misuse | (n) improper or excessive use, Syn. abuse, Example: alcohol abuse; the abuse of public funds |
| Misusage | n. [ Cf. F. mésusage. ] Bad treatment; abuse. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Misuse | v. t. [ F. mésuser. See Mis-, prefix from French, and Use. ] The sweet poison of misused wine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Misuse | n. Words little suspected for any such misuse. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Misusement | n. Misuse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Misuser | n. |