Misuse

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

mɪsˈjuːs

Definitions

An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolabusar mal uso

Françaismésusage

DeutschFehlbedienung Fehlgebrauch MissbrauchMissbräuchen missbräuchliche Nutzung/Verwendung zweckentfremden Zweckentfremdung

22 more languages

العربيةسوء الاستعمال

Българскизлоупотреба злоупотребявам

Bosanskizlouporaba zloupotreba злоупотреба

Češtinazneužít zneužití zneužívání

Ελληνικάκατάχρηση

Esperantomisuzi misuzo

Suomiväärinkäyttää väärinkäyttäminen väärinkäyttö

हिन्दीदुरुपयोग

Hrvatskizlouporaba zloupotreba злоупотреба

Magyarvisszaél visszaélés

Bahasa Indonesiamenyalahgunakan penyalahgunaan

Italianoabusare abuso usare impropriamente

日本語乱用誤用

한국어남용

Latinaabusio abutor

മലയാളംദുരുപയോഗം

Bahasa Melayusalah guna

Русскийзлоупотреблять

Shqipshpërdoroj

Српскиzlouporaba zloupotreba злоупотреба

Українськазловживання

Examples

“The Queen may be celebrating her jubilee but the Queen's English Society, which has railed against the misuse and deterioration of the English language, is to fold ⟳.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Misused misusement Misuser Misuses Misusing misutilization

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