- misusage
- noun Date: 1555 1. bad treatment ; abuse 2. wrong or improper use (as of words)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
misusage
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Misusage — Mis*us age (m[i^]s*[=u]z [asl]j), n. [Cf. F. m[ e]susage.] Bad treatment; abuse. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misusage — I noun abuse, bad treatment, corruption, debasement, defilement, degradation, desecration, distortion, diversion, exploitation, force, ill treatment, ill usage, improper usage, improper use, impropriety, maladministration, malapropism,… … Law dictionary
misusage — [mis yo͞o′sij, mis′yo͞o΄sij] n. 1. incorrect usage; misapplication, as of words 2. bad or harsh treatment … English World dictionary
misusage — /mis yooh sij, zij/, n. 1. wrong or improper usage, as of words. 2. bad or abusive treatment. [1525 35; MIS 1 + USAGE] * * * … Universalium
misusage — noun a) Improper usage (especially of words) b) Abuse … Wiktionary
misusage — Synonyms and related words: Irish bull, abuse, abuse of office, anacoluthon, antiphrasis, barbarism, befoulment, bull, catachresis, conversion, corrupt administration, corruption, debasement, defalcation, defilement, desecration, diversion,… … Moby Thesaurus
misusage — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. malapropism, mispronunciation, spoonerism, cacology, antiphrasis, solecism, catachresis, ungrammaticalness, barbarism, improper use of words; see also error 1 , mistake 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Physically harmful… … English dictionary for students
misusage — mɪs juËsɪdÊ’ n. improper use, evil use; abusive treatment … English contemporary dictionary
misusage — noun archaic unjust treatment … English new terms dictionary
misusage — n 1. misapplication, misemployment, misappropriation, misuse; impropriety, malapropism, solecism, catachresis, corruption, barbarism, bad grammar. 2. abuse, ill use, ill usage, mishandling, mistreatment, maltreatment, ill treatment; manhandling,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
