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  Abuse \A*buse"\, n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See Abuse,
     v. t.]
     1. 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.
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              Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty,
              as well as by the abuses of power.    --Madison.
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     2. Physical ill treatment; injury. ``Rejoice . . . at the
        abuse of Falstaff.'' --Shak.
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     3. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,
        the abuses in the civil service.
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              Abuse after disappeared without a struggle..
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive
        language; virulent condemnation; reviling.
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              The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of
              abuse, came to blows.                 --Macaulay.
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     5. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.]
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              Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? --Shak.
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     Abuse of distress (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or
        chattel distrained, by the distrainer.
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     Syn: Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult;
          opprobrium.
  
     Usage: Abuse, Invective. Abuse is generally prompted by
            anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is
            more personal and coarse than invective. Abuse
            generally takes place in private quarrels; invective
            in writing or public discussions. Invective may be
            conveyed in refined language and dictated by
            indignation against what is blameworthy. --C. J.
            Smith.
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  Abuse \A*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abused; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Abusing.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse,
     misuse; ab + uti to use. See Use.]
     1. 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.
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              This principle (if one may so abuse the word) shoots
              rapidly into popularity.              --Froude.
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     2. 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.
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     3. To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.
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              The . . . tellers of news abused the general.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     4. To dishonor. ``Shall flight abuse your name?'' --Shak.
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     5. To violate; to ravish. --Spenser.
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     6. To deceive; to impose on. [Obs.]
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              Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist
              cloud, and abused by a double object. --Jer. Taylor.
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     Syn: To maltreat; injure; revile; reproach; vilify;
          vituperate; asperse; traduce; malign.
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  Abuse \A*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abused; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Abusing.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse,
     misuse; ab + uti to use. See Use.]
     1. 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.
  
              This principle (if one may so abuse the word) shoots
              rapidly into popularity.              --Froude.
  
     2. 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.
  
     3. To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.
  
              The . . . tellers of news abused the general.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     4. To dishonor. ``Shall flight abuse your name?'' --Shak.
  
     5. To violate; to ravish. --Spenser.
  
     6. To deceive; to impose on. [Obs.]
  
              Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist
              cloud, and abused by a double object. --Jer. Taylor.
  
     Syn: To maltreat; injure; revile; reproach; vilify;
          vituperate; asperse; traduce; malign.

  Abuse \A*buse"\, n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See Abuse,
     v. t.]
     1. 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.
  
              Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty,
              as well as by the abuses of power.    --Madison.
  
     2. Physical ill treatment; injury. ``Rejoice . . . at the
        abuse of Falstaff.'' --Shak.
  
     3. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,
        the abuses in the civil service.
  
              Abuse after disappeared without a struggle..
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive
        language; virulent condemnation; reviling.
  
              The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of
              abuse, came to blows.                 --Macaulay.
  
     5. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.]
  
              Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? --Shak.
  
     Abuse of distress (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or
        chattel distrained, by the distrainer.
  
     Syn: Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult;
          opprobrium.
  
     Usage: Abuse, Invective. Abuse is generally prompted by
            anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is
            more personal and coarse than invective. Abuse
            generally takes place in private quarrels; invective
            in writing or public discussions. Invective may be
            conveyed in refined language and dictated by
            indignation against what is blameworthy. --C. J.
            Smith.

  abuse
       n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment,
             ill-usage]
       2: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a
          student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
          "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: insult,
           revilement, contumely, vilification]
       3: improper or excessive use [syn: misuse]
       v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always
            stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat,
             ill-use, step, ill-treat]
       2: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't
          abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused
          the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
          [syn: pervert, misuse]
       3: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused
          the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry
          mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: clapperclaw, blackguard,
           shout]

  abuse
     Αγγλικά n.
     κατάχρηση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     καταχρώμαι

  abuse
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la abūsus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose;
  an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. (from around 1350 to
  1470)
     2 misuse; improper use; perversion. (from mid-16th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation;
  deception.  mid-16th mid-17th c.)
     4 coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly
  or angrily vilifies. (from mid-16th c.)
     5 (lb en now rare) catachresis. (from late 16th c.)
     6 physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. (from late 16th c.)
     7 Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity
  by one person on another, often on a repeated basis. (from late 16th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use
  improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
  (from around 1350 to 1470.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with
  cruelty, especially repeatedly. (from mid-16th c.)
     3 (senseid en insult)(lb en transitive) To attack with coarse
  language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner
  to or about someone; to disparage. (from early 17th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was
  intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for
  recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. (from mid-20th
  c.)
     5 (lb en transitive archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (lb en
  reflexive) to masturbate. (from around 1350 to 1470)
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate. (from ca.
  1350—1470 to mid-18th c.)
     7 (lb en transitive obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on;
  misuse the confidence of.  from late 15th early 19th c.)
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete Scotland) disuse.  from late 15th c. mid
  16th c.)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: abusar)

  abuse
     n.
     1 improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose;
  an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. (from around 1350 to
  1470)
     2 misuse; improper use; perversion. (from mid-16th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation;
  deception.  mid-16th mid-17th c.)
     4 coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly
  or angrily vilifies. (from mid-16th c.)
     5 (lb en now rare) catachresis. (from late 16th c.)
     6 physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. (from late 16th c.)
     7 Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity
  by one person on another, often on a repeated basis. (from late 16th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use
  improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
  (from around 1350 to 1470.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with
  cruelty, especially repeatedly. (from mid-16th c.)
     3 (senseid en insult)(lb en transitive) To attack with coarse
  language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner
  to or about someone; to disparage. (from early 17th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was
  intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for
  recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. (from mid-20th
  c.)
     5 (lb en transitive archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (lb en
  reflexive) to masturbate. (from around 1350 to 1470)
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate. (from ca.
  1350—1470 to mid-18th c.)
     7 (lb en transitive obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on;
  misuse the confidence of.  from late 15th early 19th c.)
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete Scotland) disuse.  from late 15th c. mid
  16th c.)

  abuse
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la abūsus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose;
  an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. (from around 1350 to
  1470)
     2 misuse; improper use; perversion. (from mid-16th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation;
  deception.  mid-16th mid-17th c.)
     4 coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly
  or angrily vilifies. (from mid-16th c.)
     5 (lb en now rare) catachresis. (from late 16th c.)
     6 physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. (from late 16th c.)
     7 Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity
  by one person on another, often on a repeated basis. (from late 16th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use
  improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
  (from around 1350 to 1470.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with
  cruelty, especially repeatedly. (from mid-16th c.)
     3 (senseid en insult)(lb en transitive) To attack with coarse
  language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner
  to or about someone; to disparage. (from early 17th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was
  intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for
  recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. (from mid-20th
  c.)
     5 (lb en transitive archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (lb en
  reflexive) to masturbate. (from around 1350 to 1470)
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate. (from ca.
  1350—1470 to mid-18th c.)
     7 (lb en transitive obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on;
  misuse the confidence of.  from late 15th early 19th c.)
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete Scotland) disuse.  from late 15th c. mid
  16th c.)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: abusar)

  abuse
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la abūsus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose;
  an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. (from around 1350 to
  1470)
     2 misuse; improper use; perversion. (from mid-16th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation;
  deception.  mid-16th mid-17th c.)
     4 coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly
  or angrily vilifies. (from mid-16th c.)
     5 (lb en now rare) catachresis. (from late 16th c.)
     6 physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. (from late 16th c.)
     7 Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity
  by one person on another, often on a repeated basis. (from late 16th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use
  improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
  (from around 1350 to 1470.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with
  cruelty, especially repeatedly. (from mid-16th c.)
     3 (senseid en insult)(lb en transitive) To attack with coarse
  language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner
  to or about someone; to disparage. (from early 17th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was
  intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for
  recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. (from mid-20th
  c.)
     5 (lb en transitive archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (lb en
  reflexive) to masturbate. (from around 1350 to 1470)
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate. (from ca.
  1350—1470 to mid-18th c.)
     7 (lb en transitive obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on;
  misuse the confidence of.  from late 15th early 19th c.)
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete Scotland) disuse.  from late 15th c. mid
  16th c.)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: abusar)

  abuse
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 abus e)
     Portugali vb.
     (pt-v-taivm 1 a bus es)

  abuse
     Spanska vb.
     (böjning es verb abusar)

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  1. beledig
  2. belediging

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  ampsmisdryf

  Abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  1. سوء الاستغلال
  2. ابتذال
  3. شتيمة
  4. يسيء

  abuse //əˈbjus// //əˈbjuːs// 
  1. злоупотре́ба 2.
  corrupt practice
   3.
  improper usage
  2. оби́да, оскърбле́ние
  insulting speech
  3. изнаси́лване
  sexual violation or assault

  abuse //əˈbjuz// //əˈbjuːz// 
  1. оби́дя, оби́ждам, оскърбя́, оскърбя́вам
  to insult
  2. изнаси́лвам, изнаси́ля
  to rape
  3. злоупотребя́вам
  to use improperly

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  zneužití

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  nadávat

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  nadávky

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  zneužívat

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  hrubé zacházení

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  zneužít

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  nadávka

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  znužívání

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  týrat

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  spílat

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  zneužívání

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  Beschimpfungen  [wüste] , Schmähungen  [poet.]
     Synonyms: obloquy, vituperation, billingsgate
  

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  Instrumentalisierung 
     Synonym: exploitation
  

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  Missbrauch  [vorsätzlicher]
           Note: von jdm./etw.
        "abuse of alcohol"  - Alkoholmissbrauch
        "physical/emotional abuse"  - körperlicher/seelischer Missbrauch
        "child sexual abuse"  - sexueller Missbrauch von Kindern
        "abuse of power"  - Machtmissbrauch
        "abuse of a dominant position"  - Missbrauch einer beherrschenden Stellung
   see: abuses, alcohol abuse, elder abuse, partner abuse
  
           Note: of sb./sth.

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  Missstand 
        "put up with the many abuses in the health care industry"  - sich mit den vielen Missständen im Gesundheitswesen abfinden
     Synonyms: grievance, defect, lamentable/deplorable state of affairs, instance of maladministration
  
   see: abuses, grievances, defects, lamentable/deplorable states of affairs, instances of maladministration, the serious irregularities, put an end to a deplorable state of affairs
  

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  
  κατάχρηση, καταχρώμαι, λοιδορία, βρίζω, βρισιά

  abuse //əˈbjus// //əˈbjuːs// 
  1. väärinkäytös, väärinkäyttö
  corrupt practice
  2. väärinkäyttö
  improper usage
  3. herjaus, solvaus
  insulting speech
  4. pahoinpitely
  physical maltreatment
  5. hyväksikäyttö, seksuaalinen väkivalta
  sexual violation or assault

  abuse //əˈbjuz// //əˈbjuːz// 
  1. pahoinpidellä
  to hurt
  2. herjata, solvata
  to insult
  3. käyttää hyväksi, raiskata
  to rape
  4. käyttää hyväksi, väärinkäyttää 2.
  to use improperly
   3.
  to deceive
   4.
  to imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended

  abuse /əbjuːz/
  1. insulter
  2. défaut
  3. abuser
  4. abus
  5. offenser
  6. affront, injure
  7. maltraiter
  8. tourmenter

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  1. दुर्व्यवहार
        "Girl child abuse is rampant in the world."
  2. अपशब्द
        "The opposition party hurled abuses on the ruling party."
  3. अधिक~दुरुपयोग
        "There is widespread abuse of energy resources."

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  1. दुर्व्यवहार~करना
        "The rowdies abused the journalist for reporting about their anti-social activi-"
        "ties."

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  grditi, izopačenost, loše postupati, pogrditi, psovanje, psovati, vrijeđanje, vrijeđati, zloraba, zlostavljanje, zlostavljati, zlouporaba, zloupotrijebiti

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  1. rontás
  2. gyalázkodás
  3. helytelen alkalmazás
  4. sértés
  5. ócsárlás
  6. szemfényvesztés
  7. mocskolódás
  8. durva bánásmód
  9. nemi erôszak
  10. túlkapás
  11. téves használat
  12. visszaélés
  13. erôszakos nemi közösülés
  14. szabálytalanság
  15. megbecstelenítés
  16. rongálás
  17. jogtalanság
  18. sértô beszéd
  19. félrevezetés
  20. rossz célra való fordítás
  21. helytelen használat
  22. gyalázkodó beszéd
  23. téves alkalmazás

  abuse //əˈbjus// //əˈbjuːs// 
  penyalahgunaan
  improper usage

  abuse //əˈbjuz// //əˈbjuːz// 
  menyalahgunakan
  to use improperly

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  insultare, offendere

  abuse //əˈbjus// //əˈbjuːs// 
  1. 濫用
  improper usage
  2. 侮辱
  insulting speech
  3. 虐待
  physical maltreatment

  abuse //əˈbjuz// //əˈbjuːz// 
  1. 酷使
  to hurt
  2. 罵る, 罵倒
  to insult
  3. 性的虐待
  to rape

  abuse /əbjuːz/
  catachresis

  abuse /əbjuːs/
  1. piktnaudžiauti
  2. įžeisti, (iš)plūsti, burnoti, užgaulioti, keikti, plūsti
  3. piktnaudžiavimas
  4. įžeidimas, plūdimasis, keiksmas, užgauliojimas, barimas

  abuse //əˈbjus// //əˈbjuːs// 
  1. misbruk 2.
  corrupt practice
   3.
  improper usage
  2. utskjelling
  insulting speech
  3. voldtekt
  sexual violation or assault

  abuse //əˈbjuz// //əˈbjuːz// 
  1. mishandle
  to hurt
  2. skjelle ut
  to insult
  3. misbruke
  to use improperly

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  I.   1.  nadużywać
   2.  [przeklinać]  obrzucać wymysłami
   3.  [źle traktować]  znęcać się (sb - nad kimś)
  II.   1.  [przekleństwa]  wymysły
   2.  [nad kimś]  znęcanie się
   3.  [władzy]  nadużycie
   4.  [alkoholu]  nadużywanie

  abuse /əbjuːz/  
  1. abuso
  2. injúria, insulto
  3. defeito, desvantagem, inconveniente
  4. abusar
  5. injuriar, insultar, ofender, ultrajar
  6. atormentar, supliciar, torturar

  abuse /əbjuːz/
  1. injuriar
  2. injuria, insulto, ofensa
  3. insultar, ofender, ultrajar

  abuse //əˈbjus// //əˈbjuːs// 
  1. missbruk 2.
  improper usage
   3.
  corrupt practice
  2. misshandel
  physical maltreatment

  abuse //əˈbjuz// //əˈbjuːz// 
  1. misshandla
  to hurt
  2. våldta
  to rape
  3. missbruka, utnyttja
  to use improperly

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/ 
  
  matukano

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  1. kötüye kullanma, suiistimal
  2. kötü muamele
  3. zarar
  4. fesat, suç
  5. küfür, sövüp sayma
  6. Irza tecavüz.

  abuse /ɐbjˈuːs/
  1. kötüye kullanmak
  2. suiistimal  etmek
  3. zarar vermek, incitmek
  4. sövüp saymak, küfür etmek
  5. şerefini lekelemek
  6. Irza  tecavüz etmek.

  
/əbˈjus/, /əbˈjuz/

  
/abyz/

  274 Moby Thesaurus words for "abuse":
     abuse of office, addiction, afflict, aggrieve, assail, assailing,
     assault, atrocity, attack, bark at, batter, befoul, befoulment,
     belittle, berate, berating, betongue, betray, betrayal, bewitch,
     billingsgate, bitter words, blacken, blackening, blackguard,
     blaspheme, bleed, bleed white, blight, bruise, buffet, call names,
     calumniate, calumniation, calumny, catachresis, censure, condemn,
     contumely, conversion, convert, corrupt, corrupt administration,
     corruption, criminal assault, crucify, curse, cursing, cuss out,
     damage, damn, debase, debasement, debauch, debauchment, deceive,
     decry, defalcate, defalcation, defamation, defame, defile,
     defilement, defloration, deflower, deflowering, dependence,
     deprave, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, desecrate, desecration,
     despoil, despoilment, destroy, detract from, diatribe,
     disadvantage, discount, disparage, dispraise, disserve, distress,
     diversion, divert, do a mischief, do evil, do ill, do violence to,
     do wrong, do wrong by, do wrong to, doom, drain, embezzle,
     embezzlement, envenom, epithet, epithetize, execrate, execration,
     exploit, fault, force, foul, fouling, fulminate against,
     get into trouble, harass, hard words, harm, hex, hurt, ill use,
     ill-treat, ill-treatment, ill-usage, ill-use, impair, impose,
     impose upon, imprecation, infect, injure, injury, insult,
     invective, jaw, jawing, jeremiad, jinx, knock about, lambaste,
     lead astray, libel, load with reproaches, make use of,
     maladminister, maladministration, malediction, malfeasance, malign,
     maligning, malpractice, maltreat, maltreatment, malversation,
     manhandle, manipulate, mar, masturbation, maul, menace, mess up,
     milk, minimize, misapplication, misapply, misappropriate,
     misappropriation, misconduct, misemploy, misemployment,
     misfeasance, mishandle, mishandling, mislead, mismanage,
     mismanagement, mistreat, mistreatment, misusage, misuse, molest,
     molestation, mud, objurgate, objurgation, obloquy, onslaught,
     oppress, opprobrium, outrage, peculate, peculation, persecute,
     perversion, pervert, philippic, pilfer, pilfering, play havoc with,
     play hob with, play on, poison, pollute, pollution,
     poor stewardship, prejudice, presume upon, priapism, profanation,
     profane, profanity, prostitute, prostitution, rag, rail at,
     railing, rape, rate, rating, ravage, rave against, ravish,
     ravishment, rebuke, reproach, revile, revilement, reviling, rough,
     rough up, ruin, savage, scathe, scold, scolding, screed,
     scurrility, seduce, seducement, seduction, self-abuse,
     sexual assault, slander, soil, spoil, stroke, suck dry, sully,
     swear, swear at, swearing, taint, take advantage of, threaten,
     thunder against, tirade, tongue-lash, tongue-lashing, torment,
     torture, traduce, upbraid, upbraiding, use, use ill, vilification,
     vilify, violate, violation, violence, vituperate, vituperation,
     work on, work upon, wound, wreak havoc on, write off, wrong,
     yell at, yelp at
  
  

  n. 滥用,恶习;
  v. 滥用,辱骂,虐待;

     vt.
     n. 滥用,侮辱,虐待,辱骂;弊病,陋习