misusage

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noun

Improper usage (especially of words).

OriginEnglish usage ← Middle English usage ← Anglo-Norman usage →
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Meanings

nounmisusage (plural misusages)

plural misusages

  1. Improper usage (especially of words).
  2. Abuse; improper handling or treatment.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Anglo-Normanusage
  10. Middle Englishusage
  11. Englishusage
  12. Englishmisusage

From mis- + usage.

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Cite this entry
APA

misusage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misusage

MLA

“misusage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misusage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misusage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misusage.

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