Synonyms of misuse
19 similar words
Another word for misuse is abuse. Other synonyms of misuse are violate and force.
Synonyms and similar words for misuse
verbTo rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
- abuseTo attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to...
- outrageTo sexually violate; to rape.
- violateTo rape.
- dishonourTo violate or rape.
- forceTo violate (a woman); to rape.
- polluteTo violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
- rape
- ravage slangTo rape.
- r-word euphemisticTo rape.
- scotch slangTo rape.
- turn out slangTo rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role.
- grape euphemistic
- constuprate obsoleteTo rape, violate.
- defile obsoleteTo deprive (someone) of their sexual chastity or purity, often not consensually; to deflower, to rape.
- defoul obsoleteTo defile the chastity of; to debauch, to rape.
- oppress obsoleteTo sexually violate; to rape.
- ravish datedTo rape.
- viole obsoleteTo violate, especially to rape.
- vitiate archaicTo violate, to rape.
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).
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