Abuse Definition
abuse
See also abusé
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English
Etymology 1
From Middle French abus, from Latin abūsus, perfect active participle of abūtor.
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /əˈbjuːs/, SAMPA: /@"bju:s/
- (US) enPR: əbyo͞os', IPA: /əˈbjus/, SAMPA: /@"bjus/
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Noun
abuse (plural abuses)
- Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; perversion. [from 15th c]
- 1788, Federalist, James Madison, Number 63
- Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty, as well as by the abuses of power.
- 1788, Federalist, James Madison, Number 63
- Physical or verbal maltreatment; injury.
- Forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another
- An unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime; fault.
- Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language.
- 1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The history of England: from the accession of James the Second, volume 9, page 153:
- The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of abuse, came to blows.
- 1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The history of England: from the accession of James the Second, volume 9, page 153:
Synonyms
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Derived terms
terms derived from abuse (noun)
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Translations
improper usage
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Etymology 2
From French or Old French abuser, from Latin abūsus, perfect active participle of abūtor, from ab (“from, away from”) + ūtor (“use”).
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /əˈbjuːz/, SAMPA: /@"bju:z</
- (US) enPR: əbyo͞oz', IPA: /əˈbjuz/, SAMPA: /@"bjuz/
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Verb
abuse (third-person singular simple present abuses, present participle abusing, simple past and past participle abused)
- (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse one's authority. [from early 15th c.]
- 1856, James Anthony Froude, History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the defeat of the Spanish Armada, volume 1, published 1870, page 353:
- This principle (if we may so abuse the word) shot rapidly into popularity
- 1856, James Anthony Froude, History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the defeat of the Spanish Armada, volume 1, published 1870, page 353:
- (transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty.
- (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile.
- (transitive) (obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on.
- 1651-2, Jeremy Taylor, "Sermon VI, The House of Feasting; or, The Epicures Measures", in The works of Jeremy Taylor, Volume 1, page 283 (1831), edited by Thomas Smart Hughes
- When Cyrus had espied Astyages and his fellows coming drunk from a banquet loaden with variety of follies and filthiness, their legs failing them, their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist cloud and abused by a double object}}
- 1651-2, Jeremy Taylor, "Sermon VI, The House of Feasting; or, The Epicures Measures", in The works of Jeremy Taylor, Volume 1, page 283 (1831), edited by Thomas Smart Hughes
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- maltreat, injure, revile, reproach, vilify, vituperate, asperse, traduce, malign
- See also Wikisaurus:offend
Derived terms
terms derived from abuse (verb)Related terms
terms related to abuse (verb)Translations
to use improperly
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French
Verb
abuse
- first-person singular present indicative of abuser
- third-person singular present indicative of abuser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of abuser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of abuser
- second-person singular imperative of abuser
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
abūse
- vocative masculine singular of abūsus
Spanish
Verb
abuse (infinitive abusar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of abusar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of abusar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of abusar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of abusar.
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a buse (-by z) tr.v. a bused, a bus ing, a bus es. 1. To use wrongly or improperly; misuse: abuse alcohol; abuse a privilege. 2. To hurt or injure by ...
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Abuse is the improper usage or treatment for a bad purpose, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit.
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who thinks the abuse to gypsy travelers is right ?
Q. i am shocked by the amount of abuse towards gypsy travelers. i understand they dont have planning permision for half of dale farm but i dont see what good it can do to crush, burn and rip peoples homes apart , even if there home was a caravan. im only 13 but i look at adults , the people that i should look up to, and see them ruining lives and abusing people different to them ! i dont think this is right. what do you think ?
Asked by Jarvie - Sat Sep 24 10:03:48 2011 - Mythology & Folklore - 3 Answers - Comments
A. They should be able to live the way they want to without being abused.
Answered by A - Sat Sep 24 10:04:30 2011
Q. i am shocked by the amount of abuse towards gypsy travelers. i understand they dont have planning permision for half of dale farm but i dont see what good it can do to crush, burn and rip peoples homes apart , even if there home was a caravan. im only 13 but i look at adults , the people that i should look up to, and see them ruining lives and abusing people different to them ! i dont think this is right. what do you think ?
Asked by Jarvie - Sat Sep 24 10:03:48 2011 - Mythology & Folklore - 3 Answers - Comments
A. They should be able to live the way they want to without being abused.
Answered by A - Sat Sep 24 10:04:30 2011
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