Misused Definition

adjective

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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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of misuse.

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Misused Sentence Examples

  • But because it can be misused doesn't mean it cannot be used well.

  • While these products are not addictive, they are toxic when misused.

  • Remember that spell check programs won't catch things such as transposed letters that still make legitimate words (e.g., form/from) or homonyms that are misused.

  • Any font can be misused by printing it too small.

  • The only known risk of the Wechsler intelligence tests is that the results are misused or are given undue weight.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

DEDSED

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Words Starting With M and Ending With D

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With D