How to pronounce“abuse”in English
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Definitions of “abuse”
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
“human rights abuses”
Misuse; improper use; perversion.
“Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty, as well as by the abuses of power.”
To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
“He abused his authority.”
To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
“Blows with the fist should be given on the back of the woman, which she is sitting on the lap of the man, and she should give blows in return, abusing the man as if she were angry, and making the cooing and the weeping sounds.”
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