Word: misused
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mis
used
Definition: Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: use
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ūtor
Language: la
Decoded: utor
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I use, employ.
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.