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1. abuse
verb. ['əˈbjuːs, əˈbjuːz'] treat badly.
Antonyms
Etymology
- abusen (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Abuse
- misconstrues
- transfuse
- newport-news
- santa-cruz
- drive-thrus
- aeroperu's
- worldnews
- underuse
- primenews
- kangaroos
- excuse
- confuse
- chartreuse
- suffuse
- shampoos
- revues
- reviews
- review's
- refuse
- recuse
- overuse
- misuse
- infuse
- diffuse
- defuse
- bocuse
- bemuse
- toulouse
- tattoos
- taboos
How do you pronounce abuse?
Pronounce abuse as əˈbjuz.
US - How to pronounce abuse in American English
UK - How to pronounce abuse in British English
Quotes about abuse
1. There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death. Whether it's the mundane violence we do to our bodies by overeating toxic food or drink or the extreme violence of child abuse, domestic warfare, life-threatening poverty, addiction, or state terrorism.
- bell hooks
2. We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
- Aldo Leopold
3. As an actor, you just want to work, and then you just want to be on a show or have a job that you love, and you hope that job will last - those things have happened. To have that platform to then talk about something that is very personal to me like marriage equality, it feels like a gift. I try and really respect that voice and not abuse it.
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
2. self-abuse
noun. manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure.
Synonyms
Etymology
- abuse (English)
- abusen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- self- (English)
3. abuse
verb. ['əˈbjuːs, əˈbjuːz'] change the inherent purpose or function of something.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- abusen (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. abuse
noun. ['əˈbjuːs, əˈbjuːz'] cruel or inhumane treatment.
Synonyms
Etymology
- abusen (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. abuse
verb. ['əˈbjuːs, əˈbjuːz'] use foul or abusive language towards.
Synonyms
Etymology
- abusen (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. abuse
noun. ['əˈbjuːs, əˈbjuːz'] improper or excessive use.
Etymology
- abusen (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. abuse
noun. ['əˈbjuːs, əˈbjuːz'] a rude expression intended to offend or hurt.
Synonyms
Etymology
- abusen (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. abuse
verb. ['əˈbjuːs, əˈbjuːz'] use wrongly or improperly or excessively.
Synonyms
Etymology
- abusen (Middle English (1100-1500))
