misused

About 0.90 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.

   The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.

2. verb simple past and past participle of misuse

Similar words

ill-used put-upon victimized abused used exploited misunderstood wrong abuse bad

Often followed by

by and in the for to or as his