misused

IPA: mɪsjˈuzd

Examples of "misused" in Sentences

"We just don't want to see the term misused any longer."
And the fact freedom can be misused is no reason not to wantit.
Seeing quotation marks misused is a distraction from your message.
"How it was used and, in my view, misused is what I take issue with."
I am careful not to gamble away the integrity of my identity, not to have my name misused.
Still, we hear the term misused: an acronym is an abbreviation, but not all abbreviations are acronyms; that is, an acronym is a pronounceable sequence of letters (which might, but do not, necessarily, form a recognizable word) made up of the initial or beginning letters of a name or phrase.