misuse (n.)
- abuse
- adulteration
- alloy
- appliance
- application
- barbarism
- bias
- bleed
- canker
- catachresis
- color
- consumption
- contamination
- convert
- corrigendum
- corruption
- debauch
- defile
- defilement
- degenerate
- diversion
- drain
- employ
- employment
- erratum
- error
- exercise
- exertion
- exploit
- failure
- fault
- festering
- foul
- infection
- infelicity
- malapropism
- milk
- misapplication
- misapprehension
- misappropriation
- miscalculation
- miscarriage
- misconception
- misconduct
- misconstruction
- miscount
- misdeal
- misdirection
- misinterpretation
- misplay
- misprint
- misquotation
- misquote
- misrepresentation
- miss
- misstatement
- mistake
- mistreatment
- misunderstanding
- outrage
- perversion
- pervert
- poison
- poisoning
- pollution
- prostitute
- prostitution
- ravage
- slant
- solecism
- strain
- straining
- stroke
- suppuration
- taint
- torture
- torturing
- twist
- typo
- usage
- use
- varnish
- vitiate
- vitiation
- warp
misuse (v.)
- abuse
- adulterate
- alloy
- befoul
- bias
- bleed
- canker
- cheapen
- coarsen
- color
- confound
- contaminate
- convert
- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- defalcate
- defile
- deflower
- degenerate
- degrade
- denature
- deprave
- desecrate
- despoil
- devalue
- distort
- divert
- drain
- embezzle
- employ
- exercise
- exploit
- fault
- foul
- garble
- ill-treat
- ill-use
- infect
- maltreat
- manipulate
- milk
- misapply
- misappropriate
- miscall
- misconduct
- misconstrue
- miscount
- misdeal
- misdirect
- mishandle
- misinterpret
- mismanage
- misplay
- misprint
- misquote
- misread
- misrepresent
- miss
- misspell
- mistake
- mistreat
- outrage
- peculate
- pervert
- pilfer
- poison
- pollute
- profane
- prostitute
- ravage
- ravish
- slant
- strain
- stroke
- taint
- torture
- twist
- ulcerate
- use
- varnish
- violate
- vitiate
- vulgarize
- warp
