English-Thai Dictionary

misuse

N การปฏิบัติ อย่าง เลวร้าย  การกระทำ ทารุ ณ  การปฏิบัติ ไม่ดี ต่อ บางคน อย่าง ไม่ สุจริตใจ  kan-pa-ti-bud-yang-leo-rai

 

misuse

N การ ใช้ ใน ทาง ที่ ผิด  การ ใช้ ผิด  misemployment misappropriation ill-usage misapplication abuse kan-chai-nai-tang-ti-pid

 

misuse

VT ใช้ อย่างหนัก  กระทำ ทารุ ณ  maltreat mistreat respect protect chai-yang-nak

 

misuse

VT ใช้ ใน ทาง ที่ ผิด  ใช้ ผิด  misapply abuse chai-nai-tang-ti-pid

 

misuser

N การ ใช้อำนาจ ใน ทาง ที่ ผิด หรือไม่ ชอบด้วยกฎหมาย  คนที่ ใช้อำนาจ ใน ทาง ที่ ผิด หรือไม่ ชอบด้วยกฎหมาย 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MISUSE

v.t.misyu'ze. 1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose.
2. To abuse; to treat ill.

 

MISUSE

n.misyu'se. Ill treatment; improper use; employment to a bad purpose; as the misuse of mercies. 1. Abuse; ill treatment.
2. Wrong application; misapplication; erroneous use; as the misuse of words.

 

MISUSED

pp. misyu'zed. Improperly used or applied; misapplied; misemployed; abused.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MISUSE

Mis *use ", v. t. Etym: [F. mésuser. See Mis-, prefix from French, and Use. ]

 

1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. South. The sweet poison of misused wine. Milton.

 

2. To abuse; to treat ill. O, she misused me past the endurance of a block. Shak.

 

Syn. -- To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.

 

MISUSE

MISUSE Mis *use ", n.

 

1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use. Words little suspected for any such misuse. Locke.

 

2. Violence, or its effects. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

MISUSEMENT

MISUSEMENT Mis *use "ment, n.

 

Defn: Misuse. [Obs. ]

 

MISUSER

MISUSER Mis *us "er, n.

 

1. One who misuses. "Wretched misusers of language. " Coleridge.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right. Bouvier.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

misuse

mis use ▶verb |misˈyo͞oz, ˈmisˌyo͞oz ˈˌmɪsˈjuz | [ with obj. ] use (something ) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose: he was found guilty of misusing public funds. • treat (someone or something ) badly or unfairly. ▶noun |ˌmisˈyo͞os, ˈmisˌyo͞os ˈˌmɪsˈjus |the wrong or improper use of something: drugs of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences | a misuse of power. DERIVATIVES mis us er |-ˈyo͞ozər |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

misuse

mis ¦use ▶verb |mɪsˈjuːz | [ with obj. ] use (something ) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose: he was found guilty of misusing public funds. • treat (someone or something ) badly or unfairly. ▶noun |mɪsˈjuːs | [ mass noun ] the wrong or improper use of something: drugs of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences | [ count noun ] : a misuse of power. DERIVATIVES misuser noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

misuse

misuse verb 1 misusing public funds: put to wrong use, misemploy, embezzle, use fraudulently; abuse, squander, waste. 2 she had been misused by her husband. See mistreat. ▶noun 1 a misuse of company assets: wrong use, embezzlement, fraud; squandering, waste. 2 the misuse of drugs: illegal use, abuse.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

misuse

misuse verb 1 the mayor was found guilty of misusing public funds: put to wrong use, misapply, misemploy, embezzle, use fraudulently; abuse, exploit, squander, waste, dissipate. 2 she had been misused by her husband: ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat, abuse, ill-use, treat badly, handle /treat roughly, knock about /around, hit, beat, strike, mishandle, manhandle, maul, molest, injure, harm, hurt, bully, persecute; informal beat up, rough up, do over. ANTONYMS look after, treat well. ▶noun 1 the misuse of public funds: wrong use, misemployment, embezzlement, fraud; exploitation, squandering, waste, dissipation. 2 the misuse of drugs: illegal use, wrong use, abuse, misapplication. 3 only drastic curbs on foreigners would prevent the misuse and injury of the indigenous people: ill-treatment, maltreatment, abuse, ill-use, ill-usage, beating, rough handling, mishandling, manhandling, molestation, injury, harm, bullying, persecution.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

misuse

mis use /mɪ̀sjúːs /名詞 U C 誤用 ; 悪用, 乱用 ▸ misuse of funds 基金の乱用 動詞 /-júːz /他動詞 1 …を誤用する ; …を悪用する .2 …を虐待 [酷使 ]する .