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Definition and Synonyms for 誤用
| 1. | 濫用 | 不適切な使用や過剰な使用 |
| Abuse | improper or excessive use | |
| Synonyms: | 乱用, 妄用, 悪用, 誤用 | |
| 2. | 誤用 | 間違った使用、または間違った適用 |
| Misapplication | wrong use or application | |
| Synonyms: | 誤用 | |
| 3. | 誤用 | 間違ったものまたは人へ適用する |
| Misapply | apply to a wrong thing or person | |
| Synonyms: | 誤用 | |
| 4. | 誤用 | 同じように聞こえるものと混同して間違って意図しないで使用すること |
| Malapropism | the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | |
| Synonyms: | 誤用 | |
| 5. | 誤用 | 語句の不自然または矛盾した使用法で、誤って（「香りのよい」の意味で「騒々しい」を使うなど）あるいは不適切に（「盲いた口」のような混喩など）使うもの |
| Catachresis | strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths') | |
| Synonyms: | 誤用 | |
| 6. | 誤用 | 悪く、または間違って適用する |
| Misapply | apply badly or incorrectly | |
| Synonyms: | 誤用 |
Meanings for each kanji in 誤用
| » | 誤 | mistake; err; do wrong; mislead |
| » | 用 | utilize; business; service; use; employ |
Categories 誤用 is a member of
| 1. | 使い | 使う行為 |
| Exercise | the act of using | |
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| 2. | 応用 | 何かを引き受ける行為 |
| Application | the act of bringing something to bear | |
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| 3. | 役だてる | 業務に入れられる |
| Employ | put into service | |
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| 4. | 修辞法 | 文学的効果を出す言語の使用（しかし、しばしば文学的暗示を無視して） |
| Rhetorical Device | a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) | |
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| 5. | 誤りを含む声明 | |
| Misstatement | a statement that contains a mistake | |
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