Synonym: mishandle, use. Similar words: disuse, misunderstood, misunderstand, misunderstanding, visual, visually, leisure, visualise. Meaning: [‚mɪs'juːs] 
n. improper or excessive use. v. 1. apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly 2. change the inherent purpose or function of something.
n. improper or excessive use. v. 1. apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly 2. change the inherent purpose or function of something. 
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31 Misuse of any duplication program could result in proceedings against you by a software vendor.
32 The drinks industry has made a gesture towards its concern about alcohol misuse by setting up the Portman group.
33 For Hoover didn't just make phone calls, or misuse a limo.
34 Fifty consecutive referrals in 1988 were compared with 50 consecutive referrals in 1990 with respect to demographic characteristics and patterns of drug misuse.
35 Its hanging brass handles were damaged and tarnished,(http://sentencedict.com/misuse.html) its once polished top ruined by years of misuse.
36 In additionto that, the social costs to society due to alcohol misuse are far greater.
37 Its current availability at low, or nil, cost, encouraged misuse, leading to salination or even waterlogging.
38 This drug is banned under the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act.
39 The misuse of inside information within the new conglomerate structure is singled out for specific analysis.
40 Attention will be focused on young people who are not normally considered to be at risk in terms of drug misuse.
41 The Government's approach has been to tackle the misuse of knives by tightening the law on possession of knives in public.
42 Even during the heyday of the comics, certain science fiction stories were raising the question about the misuse of science.
43 A number of public services and voluntary bodies are engaged in fighting drug misuse at local level.
44 By analogy, the same principle could apply to other insiders, such as merchant bankers, who misuse confidential news.
45 But this resistance is weakened in the present context by allegations of misuse of power by the security services.
46 Reduce the incidence of drug misuse through strategies aimed particularly at young people.
47 Opponents to the listing see it as an expensive attempt at an impossible dream and a misuse of the Endangered Species Act.
48 The democratic political order must be protected against misuse of Basic Rights.
49 The problem of computer-related crime will be highlighted today in the Law Commission's report on Computer Misuse.
50 To misuse or break the rules of winking is to produce misunderstanding, puzzlement, complaint, or some other social reaction.
51 Again the emphasis is on primary prevention of the misuse of drugs and on preventing young people from being drawn in.
52 The effects of alcohol misuse spill over from private life into the workplace, causing inefficiency and accidents as well as absenteeism.
53 The edge of it was chipped and scratched with years of wear and misuse.
54 Bedworth, now 19, is facing charges under the Computer Misuse Act, 1990.
55 Ultimately taking a positive stance, it also shows concern for abuse and misuse.
56 Again careful questioning about how the bell and pad is used will indicate any misuse.
57 Opponents of genetic engineering see it as a misuse of scientific knowledge.
58 Sadly, unscrupulous ski resorts might misuse the new polymer, surreptitiously dusting it on the slopes of their rivals.
59 A worthy mentor will never misuse or abuse you sexually.
60 It will prevent the misuse of asylum procedures while protecting the position of genuine refugees.
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