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abuse noun

  /əˈbjus/ , /əˈbjuːs/ , /əˈbjʉs/
  • Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]
väärinkäyttö, väärinkäytös, hyväksikäyttö, seksuaalinen väkivalta
  • Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. [from late 16th c.]
pahoinpitely
  • Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]
herjaus, solvaus

abuse verb

  /əˈbjuz/ , /əˈbjuːz/
  • (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
käyttää hyväksi, väärinkäyttää, herjata, pahoinpidellä, raiskata, solvata
  • (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. [from early 17th c.]
herjata, solvata
  • (transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate. [from around 1350 to 1470]
käyttää hyväksi, raiskata
  • (transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. [from mid-20th c.]
käyttää hyväksi, väärinkäyttää

abuser noun

  /əˈbju.zɚ/ , /əˈbjuː.zə/
  • (obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use. [Attested from the mid 17th century until the mid 18th century.]
hyväksikäyttäjä, ongelmakäyttäjä
  • One who abuses someone or something. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
hyväksikäyttäjä, pahoinpitelijä
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