fracture vs misuse

fracture and misuse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fracture	Yes	No	Yes	No
misuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, misuse is a hypernym of fracture; that is, misuse is a word with a broader meaning than fracture:

Other hypernyms of fracture include abuse, pervert.

fracture (noun)	misuse (noun)
the act of cracking something	improper or excessive use
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone

fracture (verb)	misuse (verb)
fracture a bone of	change the inherent purpose or function of something
become fractured	apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
violate or abuse
break into pieces
interrupt, break, or destroy