Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)misuse, abuseimproper or excessive use“alcohol abuse”,
“the abuse of public funds” Verbs
(v)misapply, misuseapply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly“The words are misapplied in this context”,
“You are misapplying the name of this religious group” (v)pervert, misuse, abusechange the inherent purpose or function of something“Don't abuse the system”,
“The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers”