n. 1 misapplication, misusage, misappropriation, misemployment, diverting, diversion, perverting, perversion He was accused of the misuse of public funds for his personal gain 2 misusage, abuse, corruption, solecism, malapropism, barbarism, catachresis, ungrammaticality, infelicity His misuses of English have made him a laughing-stock 3 See mistreatment, above.
v. 4 abuse, misapply, misemploy, misappropriate; pervert I broke the knife blade misusing it as a screwdriver He was accused of misusing the courts to his own ends. 5 See mistreat, above.