misusages
Incorrect word employments
Misusages is the plural of misusage, meaning instances of incorrect or improper use—typically of language: The style guide catalogs common misusages.
The word overlaps with misuse but tends toward the abstract, referring to patterns of error rather than concrete acts of wrongful application.
Sound-alike word confusion
- solecismGrammatical or social blunder
- barbarismSavage, uncivilized behavior
- vulgarismCrude or offensive expression
- pleonasmRedundant expression
tautology · redundancy · impropriety · grammatical error · mispronunciation · neologism · archaism · mixed metaphor
Use incorrectly
- misemployUse improperly or wrongly
- misappropriateWrongly take another's assets
- misallocateDistribute to wrong place
- mishandleManage incompetently or roughly
Change to official text
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- revisionAltering to improve
- emendationCorrection of written errors
- redressCompensation for injury
remedy · fix · adjustment · reform · improvement · reworking · modification · editing
Understand something incorrectly
- misunderstandGrasp incorrectly
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- mishearPerceive speech incorrectly
- misconstrueUnderstand incorrectly
miscomprehend · misperceive · mistranslate · misrepresent · misquote · miscommunicate · false reading · misapprehension
malapropism
Sound-alike word confusion
- solecismGrammatical or social blunder
- barbarismSavage, uncivilized behavior
- vulgarismCrude or offensive expression
pleonasm · tautology · redundancy · impropriety · grammatical error · mispronunciation · neologism · archaism · mixed metaphor · dangling modifier
misapply
Use incorrectly
- misemployUse improperly or wrongly
- misappropriateWrongly take another's assets
- misallocateDistribute to wrong place
mishandle · misdirect · mismanage · misadministration · misapplication
amendment
Change to official text
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- revisionAltering to improve
- emendationCorrection of written errors
redress · remedy · fix · adjustment · reform · improvement · reworking · modification · editing · proofreading
misinterpret
Understand something incorrectly
- misunderstandGrasp incorrectly
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- mishearPerceive speech incorrectly
misconstrue · miscomprehend · misperceive · mistranslate · misrepresent · misquote · miscommunicate · false reading · misapprehension · distortion
abuse
Cruel or violent treatment
mishandle · deplete · overuse · overtax · drain · exhaust · misappropriate · embezzle · divert · pilfer