abuse
🇺🇸
/əˈbjuːs/
🇬🇧
/əˈbjuːs/
noun
C1
using something in a wrong or harmful way
Taking extra money was an abuse of her power as manager.
C1
unfair, cruel, or violent treatment of someone
The child suffered from years of physical abuse.
C1
rude and angry words said to someone
He shouted abuse at the driver after the accident.
verb
C1
to use something wrongly or too much, harming yourself
He abused drugs and damaged his health.
C1
to use power or trust in a wrong way
She abused her authority by giving jobs to friends.
C1
to treat someone cruelly or violently
The parents were accused of abusing their children.
C1
to say rude or angry words to someone
Fans abused the player after he missed the goal.
translation
using something in a wrong or harmful way; unfair, cruel, or violent treatment of someone; rude and angry words said to someone
to use something wrongly or too much, harming yourself; to use power or trust in a wrong way; to treat someone cruelly or violently; to say rude or angry words to someone
Word Forms
3rd Present
abuses
Progressive
abusing
Past
abused
Perfect
abused
Plural
abuses