menyalahgunakan

Indonesian

Etymology

salah guna +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məɲalahɡuˈnakan]
• Hyphenation: mê‧nya‧lah‧gu‧na‧kan

Verb

mênyalahgunakan (active menyalahgunakan, passive disalahgunakan)

1. to abuse; to misuse; to use improperly.

Related terms

• penyalahgunaan

 

Further reading

• “menyalahgunakan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.