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abuse

noun

1 abuse

Cruel or inhumane treatment:
— The child showed signs of physical abuse.

synonyms: ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment.

Roget 909: threat, menace; defiance etc. 715; abuse, minacity, intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination etc. (curse) 908; ... show more

Roget 961: impurity; uncleanness etc. (filth) 653; immodesty; grossness etc. adj.; indelicacy, indecency; impudicity; obscenity, ribaldry, ... show more

Roget 649: hurtfulness etc. adj.; virulence.    evil doer etc. 913; bane etc. 663; plague spot etc. (insalubrity) 657; ... show more

Dutch: mishandeling
Polish: pastwienie się, maltretowanie, znęcanie się, męczenie

2 abuse

A rude expression intended to offend or hurt:
— When a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse.

synonyms: contumely, insult, revilement, vilification.

Roget 908: malediction, malison, curse, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, ban, proscription, excommunication, commination, thunders of the Vatican, fulmination, maranatha; ... show more

Roget 932: disapprobation, disapproval; improbation; disesteem, disvaluation, displacency; odium; dislike etc. 867.    dispraise, discommendation; blame, censure, ... show more

Dutch: spot, affront, belediging, insult, insultatie, krenking, kwetsing, schoffering
Polish: dotknięcie, dyshonor, obraza, epitet, poniżenie, ujma, policzek, zniewaga, znieważenie, afront ... show more

3 abuse

Improper or excessive use:
— Alcohol abuse.
— The abuse of public funds.

synonym: misuse.

Roget 679: misuse, misusage, misemployment, misapplication, misappropriation.    abuse, profanation, prostitution, desecration; waste etc. 638.   

Dutch: mishandeling, beschimpingen, misbruik, wangebruik
Polish: nadużycie

verb

1 abuse

Treat badly:
— This boss abuses his workers.

synonyms: ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step.

Roget 961: be impure etc. adj.; intrigue; debauch, defile, seduce; prostitute; abuse, violate, deflower; commit adultery etc. n.. ... show more

Roget 545: deceive, take in; defraud, cheat, jockey, do, cozen, diddle, nab, chouse, play one false, bilk, cully, jilt, ... show more

Roget 649: be hurtful etc. adj.; cause evil, produce evil, inflict evil, work evil, do evil etc. 619; damnify, endamage, hurt, ... show more

Dutch: bewerken, maltraiteren, mishandelen, mislachdelen, toetakelen

2 abuse

Change the inherent purpose or function of something:
— Don't abuse the system.

synonyms: misuse, pervert.

Roget 679: misuse, misemploy, misapply, misappropriate.    desecrate, abuse, profane, prostitute: waste etc. 638; overtask, overtax, overwork: squander etc. ... show more

Dutch: abuseren, misbruiken

3 abuse

Use foul or abusive language towards:
— The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket.

synonyms: blackguard, clapperclaw, shout.

Roget 932: disapprove; dislike etc. 867; lament etc. 839; object to, take exception to; be scandalized at, think ill of; view with disfavor, view with dark eyes, view with jaundiced eyes; ... show more

Dutch: stijfvloeken, uitfoeteren, uitjouwen, uitkafferen, uitketteren, uitschelden, uitveteren

4 abuse

Use wrongly or improperly or excessively.


Moby thesaurus: abuse of office, addiction, afflict, aggrieve, assail, assailing, assault, atrocity, attack, bark at, batter, befoul, befoulment, belittle, berate, berating, betongue, betray, betrayal, bewitch ... show more.

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