I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ alleged , possible
▪ deliberate
▪ gross , serious
▪ criminal ( AmE )
▪
Can manufacturers be held liable for the criminal ~ of their products?
▪ alcohol , drug , substance
▪
alcohol ~ among teenagers
▪ computer ( esp. BrE )
▪
He was fired for computer ~.
VERB + MISUSE
▪ prevent , stop
▪ investigate
PREPOSITION
▪ through ~
▪
pollution caused through ~ of pesticides
▪ ~ of
▪
He was accused of the ~ of public funds. ( esp. BrE )
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ grossly
▪
He had grossly ~d his power.
PHRASES
▪ widely ~d
▪
‘Marketing’ is a widely ~d word in the book business.
Misuse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ fund , ↑ word