Misuse of the semantics draws criticism (12)
I believe the answer is:
chastisement
'draws criticism' is the definition.
'chastisement' can be an answer for 'criticism' (chastisement is a kind of criticism). I am unsure of the 'draws' bit.
'misuse of the semantics' is the wordplay.
'misuse of' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'the'+'semantics'='thesemantics'
'thesemantics' is an anagram of 'CHASTISEMENT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chastisement that I've seen before include "Old fashioned discipline" , "Severe reprimand" , "Beating" .)