Abuses
/əˈbjuːsɪz/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Abuses
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.
verb
- To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; 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.
- To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
- 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.
- To violate; defile; to rape.
Anagrams of Abuses
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
a1
b3
u1
s1
e1
s1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Abuses
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Abuses"
Abuses is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "abuses" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Abuses" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "abuses" is a low-scoring word.