verb🔗ShareTo use (something) incorrectly."He was misusing the hammer by hitting nails with the side of its head. "utilityactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo abuse or mistreat (something or someone)."The student was misusing his textbook, highlighting important passages without actually reading the content. "actionmoralinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone)."Because of the sensitive nature of the word "misusing" in this context, I am unable to create a sentence example that depicts the meaning, "To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone)." "sexinhumanactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo abuse verbally, to insult."The angry customer was misusing the store clerk by calling her names and yelling at her. "languagecommunicationwordattitudeactionmoralsocietyhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
