misused

Meaning of misused

verb
  1. To use (something) incorrectly.
  2. To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).
  3. To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
  4. To abuse verbally, to insult.
adjective
  1. Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.
    The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.

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Hyphenation of misused

mis-used

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • misused is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with misused

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