misuse

Etymology 1

mis- + use (noun)

noun

1. An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
   The Queen may be celebrating her jubilee but the Queen's English Society, which has railed against the misuse and deterioration of the English language, is to fold. 4 June 2012, Lewis Smith, “Queen’s English Society says enuf is enough, innit?: Society formed 40 years ago to protect language against poor spelling and grammar closes because too few people care”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 2016-03-10

Etymology 2

mis- + use (verb)

verb

1. (transitive) To use (something) incorrectly.
2. (transitive) To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).
3. (transitive) To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
   If that is true she would be the first case I have ever heard of, as most female captives are misused by the entire tribe. 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 326
4. (obsolete, transitive) To abuse verbally, to insult.