What does Misused mean?
Definitions for Misused
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Princeton's WordNet
misusedadjective
used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose
"misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents"
Wiktionary
misusedadjective
Describing something that is used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.
The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.
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misused
Misused refers to using something in an incorrect, improper, or inappropriate manner. It can apply to tangible objects, abstract concepts, substances, or even authority and power. Misuse often results in damage, harm, waste, or negative consequences.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Misused in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Misused in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Misused in a Sentence
Europe doesn't have that -- France ended theirs in 1993 -- and most parts of Asia, many parts of Asia don't have it, so many others, constitutional scholars, have argued that the 14th Amendment has been misinterpreted or misused in this way.
Where needed, financial assets have been seized, including real estate, for example flats in the Swiss Alps, i would like to emphasize that investments in real estate can be misused for the purpose of money laundering.
While we have noted some improvements, for example in the election law, the advantages of incumbency were still misused, greater equal treatment in law and in fact for all political forces is required for Tajikistan to live up to its democratic commitments.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
It has been showcased as a tool exclusively meant for disbursement of subsidies and we do not realize that it can also be used for mass surveillance, can the government ... assure us that this Aadhaar card and the data that will be collected under it – biometric, biological, iris scan, finger print, everything put together – will not be misused as has been done by the NSA in the U.S.?
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- سوء الاستعمالArabic
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