Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French abus, from Latin abusus, from abuti to consume, from ab- + uti to use
Pronunciation : &-byüs
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. misuse; maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language. misuse; injure, harm, mistreat; insult, malign, curse, revile. abuse\a*buse"\ , n. [f. abus, l. abusus, fr. abuti. see:
abuse, v. t.].
2. 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.
3. physical ill treatment; injury. "rejoice at the abuse of falstaff.".
4. a corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service. abuse after disappeared without a struggle..
5. vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling. the two parties, after exchanging a good deal of abuse, came to blows.
6. violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [obs.] or is it some abuse, and no such thing?abuse of distress (law), a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.
10. To dishonor.
11. To violate; to ravish.
12. To deceive; to impose on.
13. 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.
14. Physical ill treatment; injury.
15. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service.
16. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.
17. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. 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" use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher".
18. 1. Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them. investigation of alleged child abuse. victims of sexual and physical abuse. controversy over human rights abuses.
19. Abuse is extremely rude and insulting things that people say when they are angry. I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.
20. Abuse of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose. What went on here was an abuse of power. drug and alcohol abuse.
21. If someone is abused, they are treated cruelly and violently. Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven. parents who feel they cannot cope or might abuse their children. those who work with abused children. + abuser abusers abus·er a convicted child abuser.
22. You can say that someone is abused if extremely rude and insulting things are said to them. He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers. = insult.
23. If you abuse something, you use it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose. He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position. + abuser abus·er the treatment of alcohol and drug abusers.
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