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misuse: improper or excessive use

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torturing collapse

misapprehension collapse

misunderstanding collapse

misjudgment collapse

misconception collapse: an incorrect conception

peculate collapse

misappropriate collapse

misconstruction collapse: an ungrammatical constituent

typographical error collapse

typo collapse

erratum collapse

misrendering collapse

misrepresentation collapse: a misleading falsehood

misappropriation collapse: wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"

misdirect collapse: put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

misrender collapse

sacrilege collapse

misplay collapse: play wrong or in an unskillful manner; play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note

mismanage collapse: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"

misprint collapse: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind; print incorrectly

misdirection collapse: incorrect directions or instructions; an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

exertion collapse

misapplication collapse: wrong use or application

play on collapse

devalue collapse: lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"; remove the value from; deprive of its value

vulgarize collapse: act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"

coarsen collapse: make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"; make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"

mishandling collapse

mismanagement collapse: management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"

miscalculation collapse: a mistake in calculating

misconstrue collapse: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

profanation collapse: degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening; blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"

desecration collapse

miscarriage collapse: failure of a plan

misreading collapse: misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading

embezzle collapse: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

squeezing collapse

misread collapse: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"; read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

pilfer collapse: make off with belongings of others

deflower collapse: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

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