Past tense of misuse
regular verb
The past tense of misuse is misused. The past participle is also misused.
Forms of misuse
| Base form (V1) | misuse /mɪsˈjuːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | misused /mɪsˈjuːzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | misused /mɪsˈjuːzd/ |
| Present participle | misusing |
| Third person singular | misuses |
Misused in a sentence
- “If that is true she would be the first case I have ever heard of, as most female captives are misused by the entire tribe.”2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 326
- The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.From the entry misused
- They look at the newest gadget or algorithm and see how it can be misused and abused.2022 February 3, Rick Dakan, Ryan G. Van Cleave, Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 196. From the entry punk
- This barrier is rooted in the fear that data will be mishandled, misused, or misshared.2022, François Candelon, Martin Reeves, The Rise of AI-Powered Companies. From the entry misshare
- The Mahatma Phule auditorium also has been misused during the lockdown.2021 November 22, “PMC auditoriums in a state of total neglect”, in Hindustan Times, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2021. From the entry alchohol
Meaning of misuse
- noun An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
- verb To use (something) incorrectly.
- verb To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).
Questions about the past tense of misuse
- What is the past tense of misuse?
- The past tense of misuse is misused.
- What is the past participle of misuse?
- The past participle of misuse is misused.
- Is misuse a regular or irregular verb?
- Misuse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: misuse (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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