Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Abusive treatment.
- noun Improper application, as of words.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Ill usage; bad treatment; abuse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Bad treatment; abuse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Improper
usage (especially of words) - noun
Abuse
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Examples
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Oftentimes misspelling or misusage is used for comic effect, giving these ultra-pulpy stories some of the same charm seen in The Catcher in the Rye.
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Oftentimes misspelling or misusage is used for comic effect, giving these ultra-pulpy stories some of the same charm seen in The Catcher in the Rye.
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And so are the misspellings and word misusage in our "quiz."
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And so are the misspellings and word misusage in our "quiz."
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I expect that kind of misusage from individual politicians and/or “journalists”, but this is a big-league ad, and I’m disappointed they got that point wrong.
Democrats have no one to blame now - California_Yankee’s blog - RedState 2009
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Sure, there are standards and boundaries, but given enough “misusage” of a term the meaning and usage of the term morphs into the new way of using it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Accused of Attempted Murder? 2010
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And as far as misusage and spelling: The Benihana in my mall claims an “exotic experience everyday” while a Texaco advises “unleded” gas and TNT CONSTANTLY advertises “more movie. less commercials” and I scream at the announcer: “FEWER COMMERCIALS, YOU IDIOT!”
So, that ‘Crash the Tea Party’ thing was a bust. | RedState 2010
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No racist commentary or horrific misusage of justice.
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Sure, there are standards and boundaries, but given enough “misusage” of a term the meaning and usage of the term morphs into the new way of using it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Accused of Attempted Murder? 2010
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Why not just chide Rock for misusage of the word mystical.
Assessing Causality 2008
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