What is "misused"

Usage examples of "misused".

He was aware that Adepts never misused their abilities, which was why so few were allowed to attain that rank, but her interference rankled.

The spoken word sometimes isn't as clear as it should be: words can be misused, inappropriately as signed muddy meanings.

The redeeming part of that was that Zara had not abused or misused anyone or more than bent a few laws.

For she had been abused, misused, misguided, misdirected -- and who knows how many of her peers had been secretly laughing at her dreams of glorious triumphs on the concert and opera stage?

The Goddess is silent because we ignored Her warnings and misused The Pearl.

That ended when certain male priests took The Pearl out of the Storehouse and misused it.

It was the day the V'ornn landed, the day The Pearl was misused, and vanished.

Yes, they had been used in the past, and misused, too, so that now it was illegal to construct them.

He can be held accountable for having misused you," Regis blessed the impulse that had brought him here.

Not until his cherishing hands had assured him that it was still intact did he find time to notice the thunderous music in his misused head.

Then they not only told me that British ships and British seamen were being misused in Moahu, as you also know, but they went on to say there were two parties at war in the island, more or less evenly balanced, and that having dealt with the ships or rather that in addition to dealing with the ships I was to back whichever side was more likely to acknowledge King George.

Indeed I wish they may not have been misused already, plain little creatures though they are.

I must tell you, ma'am - put that as civil as ever you can, Tapia, d'ye hear me - I must tell you that the Americans are my King's enemies: the two states are at war and that we shall guard you from them and from Kalahua, who has misused our countrymen, if you will accept King George's protection - is that how I should put it, Stephen?

For I tell you frankly, Sir Godfrid assures me this squire has misused the entry he enjoyed as his lord's attendant, to pay furtive court to the girl, who was content enough before, and turn her head with his attentions and compliments.

For I tell you frankly, Sir Godfrid assures me this squire has misused the entry he enjoyed as his lord’s attendant, to pay furtive court to the girl, who was content enough before, and turn her head with his attentions and compliments.