Abuse
/əˈbjuːs/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Abuse
noun
- Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
"All abuse, whether physical, verbal, psychological or sexual, is bad."
- Misuse; improper use; perversion.
- A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
- Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
- Catachresis.
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SYNONYMS
abusiocontumelyinsultinvectiveopprobriumreproachscurrilitymisuse