60 entries under misuse topic. ×

18
misuse(verb, take, ruin, abuse, blow)
13
misemploy(verb, ruin, abuse, blow, harm)
11
misappropriate(verb, steal, treat well)
10
pervert(noun, verb, blow, harm, spoil)
6
embezzle(verb, money, employer)
4
divert(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
4
mismanage(verb, fail, blow, blunder)
4
steal(verb, take, abuse, misappropriate)
3
defalcate
2
blow(verb, ruin, fail, damage, abuse)
2
confound(verb, ruin, abuse, blow, harm)
1
atrophy(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
1
be of no avail(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
1
burn up(verb, expression, blow, consume, exhaust)
1
consume(verb, blow, waste, exhaust, lose)
1
corrode(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
1
crumble(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
1
debilitate(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
1
decay(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
1
decline(verb, blow, consume, exhaust, lose)
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