Словарь синонимов английского языка - misuse

(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, corbuption, 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.