misuse


Also found in: Dictionary, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia.
Related to misuse: substance misuse
Graphic Thesaurus  🔍
Display ON
Animation ON
Legend
Synonym
Antonym
Related
  • all
  • noun
  • verb

Synonyms for misuse

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for misuse

to use wrongly and improperly

to hurt or injure by maltreatment

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Synonyms for misuse

apply to a wrong thing or person

change the inherent purpose or function of something

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
An eight-week consultation, launched on Monday, July 8, is seeking views on a proposed new Substance Misuse strategy, which will see the authority look at working with partners to improve the wellbeing of the county's population.
CDC's analysis shows that people who binge drank were nearly twice as likely to misuse prescription opioids as nondrinkers, even after taking into account other factors that could affect the relationship between opioid misuse and binge drinking, such as age and sex.
The DOTr also said "requisition of new slots that the airline does not intend to operate, and the requisition of slots for an operation other than indicated with the intention of gaining improved priority" are also considered slot misuse. Stringent sanctions will be imposed "to provide teeth in the implementation of efficient slot utilization," DOTr said, adding that a timeslot committee will review the findings of the "slot coordinator" who will initiate any disciplinary action against an airline that intentionally misuses its allocated slots.
He said: "Many disabled people rely heavily on their blue badges to live independently and we need to crack down on misuse of the system wherever possible.
Researchers found that adults with disabilities were more likely to misuse prescription painkillers than adults without disabilities, at 17 percent compared with just more than 11 percent.
Washington (USA) Dec 17 ( ANI ): Turns out, a large number of people misuse benzodiazepines to get relieved from tension without consulting their physicians.
The numbers for Warwickshire were very similar with 867 children affected by parental alcohol misuse and 933 by drug misuse.
The report found that men and women were equally likely to misuse medications (52% each).
MONDAY, May 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Patterns of potential opioid misuse are positively associated with subsequent opioid overdose, according to a study published online May 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Summary: Facebook has reportedly suspended "around 200" applications on its platform as part of an investigation into misuse of private user data.
THE number of deaths relating to heroin and morphine misuse in Birmingham and the Black Country is higher than the national average, according to shocking new figures.
Blackpool tops the list and has been the location of the highest death rate since 2010 to 2012, with 14.0 heroin and/or morphine misuse deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
The company will also inform users of data misuse. "Protecting people's information is the most important thing we do at Facebook.
Like other states in America, Indiana currently finds itself in the midst of a severe public health crisis-the opioid misuse epidemic.