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Misuse
- noun - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
- change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
- improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"
Obsess
- verb - be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"
- haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
Resist
- verb - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
- express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
- refuse to comply
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
- stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
Wisest
- unknown - Most wise; as in "He was the wisest of them all"