MISUSE, MISUSED
ADJECTIVES
► GUNNY-SACKED damaged, misused → 1942 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► ABUSAGE abuse, misuse, perversion; defilement → 1548 obs.
► ABUSION misuse, misapplication, perversion → c1450 obs.
VERBS
► DISABUSE to abuse, to misuse → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► RAPE to misuse; to steal → 1990s sl.
► RIMRACK to injure, damage, or destroy, esp. by misuse → 1841 Amer. dial.