Word: misused
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: mis
used
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of misuse; improper or excessive use
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: use
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to .)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ūtor
Language: la
Decoded: utor
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I enjoy, take advantage of.
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.