noun
ill-usage, misapplication, perversion; see abuse 1.
verb
maltreat, mistreat, ill-treat; see abuse 1.
See misuse in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Wrong, often corrupt use:
To use wrongly and improperly:
To hurt or injure by maltreatment:
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