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misused |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb misuse 1 of 2 senses of misuse Sense 2 pervert, misuse, abuse => fracture => take in vain Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb misuse 1 of 2 senses of misuse Sense 2 pervert, misuse, abuse => fracture => take in vain Entailment of verb misuse Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb misuse 2 senses of misuse Sense 1 misapply, misuse => use utilize, utilise, apply, employ Sense 2 pervert, misuse, abuse => use expend Familiarity of verb misuse misuse used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb misuse Sense 1 misapply, misuse => use utilize, utilise, apply, employ -------------- Sense 2 pervert, misuse, abuse => use expend -------------- Overview of verb misuse The verb misuse has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) misapply, misuse -- (apply badly or incorrectly) 2. pervert, misuse, abuse -- (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") Overview of adj misused The adj misused has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) misused -- (used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose; "misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents") Antonyms of adj misused 1 sense of misused Sense 1 misused (vs. used) used (vs. misused) => in use => utilized, utilised Similarity of adj misused 1 sense of misused Sense 1 misused (vs. used) => abused => exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used victimized, victimised Attributes of adj misused Familiarity of adj misused misused used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj misused misused Overview of verb misuse The verb misuse has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) misapply, misuse -- (apply badly or incorrectly) 2. pervert, misuse, abuse -- (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") Overview of adj misused The adj misused has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) misused -- (used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose; "misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents")
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