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Meaning of ABUSE in English

To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority.

Use in sentences of ABUSE

    Meaning of ABUSE in English

    • To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority.
    • To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's powers, one's patience.
    • To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.
    • To dishonor.
    • To violate; to ravish.
    • To deceive; to impose on.
    • Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of language.
    • Physical ill treatment; injury.
    • A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service.
    • Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.
    • Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child.

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