n. 25B6; verb
misusing public funds : PUT TO WRONG USE, misemploy, embezzle, use fraudulently; abuse, squander, waste.
she had been misused by her husband : ILL-TREAT, maltreat, mistreat, abuse, knock about/around, hit, beat, strike, molest, injure, harm, hurt; mishandle, manhandle; informal beat up, rough up.
25B6; noun
a misuse of company assets : WRONG USE, embezzlement, fraud; squandering, waste.
the misuse of drugs : ILLEGAL USE, abuse.