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misusing |
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 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")
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