Definisi : vt 1. misuse, a. (power, privilege, etc) menyalahgunakan: to ~ o’s authority, menyalahgunakan kuasa sso; b. (trust, confidence, etc) mensia-siakan; 2. revil, mencaci maki, memaki-maki: he often ~s his wife, dia sering mencaci maki isterinya; 3. maltreat, mendera, menganiayai: the court found that the child had been ~d on three occasions, mahkamah mendapati kanak-kanak itu telah didera tiga kali. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. misuse, a. (of power, privilege, etc) penyalahgunaan, (perbuatan) menyalahgunakan: ~ of power, penyalahgunaan kuasa; b. (of trust, confidence, etc) pensia-siaan, (perbuatan) mensia-siakan; 2. wrong, corrupt practice, amalan yg salah: to put a stop to ~s, menghentikan amalan-amalan yg salah; 3. maltreatment, penganiayaan: child ~, penganiayaan kanak-kanak; 4. insulting, coarse speech, caci maki, (kata-kata) makian: to hurl ~ at so., melemparkan caci maki kpd sso; term of ~, kata makian; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)