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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

悪用する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

misuse; abuse; use for a bad purpose

Means using something in a harmful, dishonest, or improper way; often implies intentional exploitation of a system, position, information, or tool.

〈物もの〉を悪あく用ようするto misuse/abuse something (e.g. power, personal information)
彼かれは会かい社しゃの権けん力りょくを悪あく用ようして私し利りを図はかった。
He abused his power in the company for personal gain.
〈物もの〉が悪あく用ようされるfor something to be misused/abused
個こ人じん情じょう報ほうがインターネット上じょうで悪あく用ようされる事じ件けんが増ふえている。
Cases where personal information is misused online are increasing.
悪あく用ようを防ふせぐto prevent misuse (of a system, information, etc.)
システムの悪あく用ようを防ふせぐために新あたらしい対たい策さくが導どう入にゅうされた。
New measures were introduced to prevent misuse of the system.

乱らん用ようN1
乱用 means overusing or improperly using something (e.g. authority, drugs), while 悪用 specifically means using something for a malicious or dishonest purpose.
利り用ようN4
利用 is the neutral word for 'making use of' something, whereas 悪用 adds the sense that the use is harmful or improper.
乗じょうじるN1
悪用する means to misuse or abuse something for bad purposes, a stronger and more explicitly negative word than 乗じる.
付つけ込こむN1
悪用する means to misuse something (like power or information) for a bad purpose, while 付け込む focuses on exploiting a person's vulnerability or a favorable moment.
流りゅう用よう
悪用 means misusing something for a harmful or deceitful purpose, while 流用 focuses on diverting it to a different, unintended purpose without necessarily being harmful.

誤ご用よう
誤用 refers to an unintentional mistake in usage, while 悪用 implies a deliberate, malicious misuse.

A Sino-Japanese compound of 悪, 'bad' or 'evil,' and 用, 'use.' The spelling transparently matches the meaning 'bad use' or 'misuse.'