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noun ADJ. alleged, possible | serious | alcohol, drug, substance alcohol misuse among teenagers | computer He was sacked for computer misuse. VERB + MISUSE prevent | investigate PREP. through ~ causing pollution through misuse of pesticides, verb ADV. grossly He had grossly misused his power. PHRASES widely misused ‘Marketing’ is a widely misused word in the book business.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary