misuse

noun, verb/ˌmɪsˈjuːs/CEFR B2

অপব্যবহার

Meaning

The act of using something wrongly or for the wrong purpose.

Example sentences

The misuse of funds was reported.তহবিলের অপব্যবহারের কথা জানানো হয়েছিল।
Do not misuse the equipment.যন্ত্রপাতির অপব্যবহার কোরো না।

A common mistake

The noun and the verb are said the same way.→The noun ends in a soft s and the verb in a z sound.

Misuse follows use: the noun is mis-YOOSS and the verb mis-YOOZ. Abuse and excuse split the same way.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: waste

Similar words, and what each means

waste
অপচয় করা, নষ্ট করা
To use money, time, or things in a careless way.

“misuse” elsewhere on EnglishBD

A prefix goes in front and changes the meaning — happy becomes unhappy, legal becomes illegal, use becomes misuse.
Word Formation in English: One Word, Four Forms →
It is more useful to master a few hundred high-value collocations and topic phrases you can use accurately than to memorise thousands of rare words you might misuse.
IELTS Vocabulary for Band 7+ →
Fraud, blackmail and the misuse of private photographs have grown alongside online business, and children reach material no child should see.
Uses and Abuses of Internet →

Where this word is used

অপব্যবহার — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“misuse” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সতর্কতা, সাবধানতা; সতর্ক করা
- • অপব্যবহার
- • চামচ, চামচ দিয়ে তোলা বা ঢালা
- • লক্ষ্য, লক্ষ্যমাত্রা; লক্ষ্য করা
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অপব্যবহার — misuse (noun, verb) — অপব্যবহার. The act of using something wrongly or for the wrong purpose.
Which word is closest in meaning to “misuse”?
- • waste
- • bubble
- • bluff
- • board
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waste — waste — অপচয় করা, নষ্ট করা. To use money, time, or things in a careless way.

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