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 .