For aye the more that she did them entreat, / The more they him misust, and cruelly did beat.
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Misust
Synonyms for "misust" (224 found)
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degradedenaturedepravederelictiondesecratedesecrationdespoildevaluedistortdiversiondivertdivertingdo amissdrainembezzleembezzlementemployemploymentenvenomingerratum
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errorexerciseexertionexploitfailurefalse coloringfaultfautefesteringfoulfoulinggarblegood usehard usagehard useharmhuman errorhurtill useill-treatill-useimposeimpose uponimpositioninfectinfectioninfelicityinjuremake use ofmaladministermalapropismmalfeasancemalodorousmalpracticemaltreatmanipulatemilkmisapplicationmisapprehensionmisappropriatemisappropriationmiscalculation
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miscallmiscarriagemiscitemisconceptionmisconductmisconstructionmisconstruemiscountmisdealmisdirectmisdirectionmisemploymisemploymentmisfeasancemisfieldmishandlemishandlingmisidentificationmisinterpretmisinterpretation
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misjudgmentmismanagemismanagementmisplaymisprintmisquotationmisquotemisreadmisrendermisreportmisrepresentmisrepresentationmissmisspellmisstatementmistakemistreatmistreatmentmisunderstandingmisusageoutragepeculateperversionpilferpilferingplayplay onpoisonpoisoningpollutepollutionpresume uponprofanationprofaneprostituteprostitutionravageravishrough usagesacrilegeslantslantingsolecismstrainstrainingstrokesuck drysuppurationtainttake advantage oftorturetorturingtwisttypotypographical errorulcerateusageuseuse illusing upvarnishvilifyviolateviolationvitiatevitiationvulgarizewarpwork onwork uponwrong use
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