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Search phrase: misuse

Plays

 13 result(s). alternate result(s)
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As You Like ItAYL IV.i.186You have simply misused our sex in your love-prate.You haue simply misus'd our sexe in your loue-prate:
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.43Upon whose dead corpses there was such misuse,Vpon whose dead corpes there was such misuse,
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.ii.12soused gurnet. I have misused the King's press damnably.sowc't-Gurnet: I haue mis-vs'd the Kings Presse damnably.
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.v.5Misuse the tenor of thy kinsman's trust?Misuse the tenor of thy Kinsmans trust?
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.121misuses thy favours so much that he swears thou art tomisuses thy Fauours so much, that he sweares thou art to
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.ii.23But you misuse the reverence of your place,But you mis-vse the reuerence of your Place,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.97misuse him enough.misuse enough:
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.219O, she misused me past the endurance of a O she misusde me past the indurance of a
Much Ado About NothingMA II.ii.25Proof enough to misuse the Prince, to vexProofe enough, to misuse the Prince, to vexe
OthelloOth IV.ii.108The smallest opinion on my least misuse?The small'st opinion on my least misvse?
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.374.2Thyself is self-misused.Thy Selfe, is selfe-misvs'd.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.396Misused ere used, by times ill-used o'erpast. Misvs'd ere vs'd, by times ill-vs'd repast.
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.159As had she studied to misuse me so.As had she studied to misvse me so.

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.152.7 For all my vows are oaths but to misuse thee, For all my vowes are othes but to misuse thee:

Glossary

 7 result(s).
abusemisuse, maltreat, treat badly, wrong
avouchment[affirmation] misuse of ‘avouch’ [sense 1]
misusedisgrace, deride, abuse
misusemisbehaviour, transgression, impropriety
misusedeceive, delude, fool
profanemisuse, abuse, maltreat
slandermisuse, disgrace, bring into ill repute

Thesaurus

 3 result(s).
misuseabuse
misuseprofane
misuseslander

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 5 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MISUSEBASICsee USE
SELFSTATEself-misused adj
USEBADmisuse n, misuse v, self-misused adj

Snippets

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