Roget's Thesaurus

#679. Misuse

Nouns

misuse, misusage, misemployment, misapplication, misappropriation. abuse, profanation, prostitution, desecration; waste etc. 638.

Verbs

misuse, misemploy, misapply, misappropriate. desecrate, abuse, profane, prostitute: waste etc. 638; overtask, overtax, overwork: squander etc. 818. cut blocks with a razor, employ a steam engine to crack a nut; catch at a straw.

Adjectives

misused etc. v..

Phrases

ludere cum sacris [Lat.].