abuse
noun
/əˈbjus/
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/əˈbjuːs/
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- Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]
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abus,
viol
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- Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. [from late 16th c.]
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abus
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- Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]
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injure,
insulte,
offense
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abuse
verb
/əˈbjuz/
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/əˈbjuːz/
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- (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.]
- (transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate. [from around 1350 to 1470]
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abuser
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abusive
adjective
/əˈbju.sɪv/
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/əˈbju.zɪv/
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/əˈbjuː.sɪv/
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- (archaic) Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
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abusif
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grossier
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