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1. In law, the abuse of lawful authority in order to achieve a desired result.
2. An improper and unlawful execution of an act that in itself is lawful and proper.

1. An unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from a bad event.
2. An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes or distressing occurrences.
3. Bad luck, or an unlucky event.
4. A calamity; a mishap.

1. An unfortunate accident or piece of bad luck.
2. A bad circumstance or set of circumstances.
3. An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate.

1. A wrong or unsuitable name or term for something or someone.
2. A use of a wrong or unsuitable name or term to describe something or someone.

An error in the printed copy of a text resulting from a mistake made when the text was being printed.

To render wrongly; to translate or to recite incorrectly.

1. An error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
2. A misunderstanding or misconception.
3. To regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else.
4. To understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; to misunderstand; to misinterpret.

To treat someone, or something, badly or roughly.

1. Suspicion about, or lack of confidence, in someone or something.
2. Doubt about someone's honesty.
3. To regard as untrustworthy, or with suspicion, and to have no faith or confidence in someone or something.

1. A wrong or inappropriate use of language.
2. Abusive, or bad, treatment.

Mistakenly zealous.