Misuse
Nouns
- misuse, misusage, misemployment, misapplication, misappropriation. abuse, profanation, prostitution, desecration
- waste etc. Waste.
Verbs
- misuse, misemploy, misapply, misappropriate. desecrate, abuse, profane, prostitute: waste etc. Waste
- overtask, overtax, overwork: squander etc. Prodigality. cut blocks with a razor, employ a steam engine to crack a nut
- catch at a straw.
Adjectives
- misused etc. v..