Misused (Adjective)
Meaning
Used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose; "misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company has been accused of misused funds meant for charitable purposes to pay its executives' bonuses.
- Her intelligence and creativity were severely misused when she was relegated to mundane office tasks.
- He criticized the government for misused national resources, citing rampant corruption and lack of accountability.
- These antibiotics were misused by the farmer to promote growth in his livestock rather than treating actual infections.
- When experts discovered that their research was misused to promote the sale of ineffective supplements, they publicly distanced themselves from the product.