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misuse

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˌmɪsˈjuːs/, verb: /ˌmɪsˈjuːz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. mɪsˈjus; v. -ˈjuz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. mis yo̅o̅s′; v. mis yo̅o̅z′)

Inflections of 'misuse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

misuses: v 3rd person singular

misusing: v pres p

misused: v past

misused: v past p

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Inglés	Español
misuse [sth]⇒ vtr	(use incorrectly)	usar incorrectamente loc verb
Dan broke a knife because he misused it. It is dangerous to misuse prescription medications.
Dan rompió el cuchillo porque lo usó incorrectamente.
misuse [sth] vtr	(abuse)	abusar⇒ vtr
The politician misused government money.
El político abusó del dinero del gobierno.
misuse n	(wrong use of [sth])	mal uso adj + nm
uso erróneo nm + adj
uso incorrecto nm + adj
The English teacher was easily upset by the misuse of words.
The court imprisoned the businessman for his misuse of the employee pension fund.
El profesor de inglés se enojaba con facilidad por el mal uso de las palabras.
misuse n	rare (mistreatment of [sb]) (fondos)	malversación nf
The ex-employee is still aggrieved about his misuse by the company.
El ex empleado todavía está ofendido por la malversación de la compañía.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
misuse of money n	(misappropriation of funds)	malversación de fondos, apropiación indebida grupo nom
misuse of power n	(abuse of authority)	abuso de autoridad grupo nom
Un policía no puede confiscarle el documento de identidad. Es un claro abuso de autoridad.

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'misuse' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

abuse - abuse of process - catachresis - drug abuse - wastefulness

Spanish:

abuso - corrupción - explotación - uso indebido de - uso indebido

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Synonyms: abuse, incorrect use, improper use, misapplication, mishandling, more...

Collocations: misuse of [medication, medicine, drugs, chemicals, substances], (the) misuse of [data, information, figures, statistics], the misuse by [customers, patients, handlers, caregivers, politicians], more...

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