A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
Such a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.
Cruel, abusive , bad, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (only rarely of an object or a machine; usually: mishandle).