English

Etymology 1
From F. or OF. abus, or L. abusus.

Pronunciation
RP:

• IPA|/É�Ë�bjuË�s/
• SAMPA|/@"bju:s/

US:

• AHD|É�byoÍ�os'
• IPA|/É�Ë�bjus/
• SAMPA|/@"bjus/
• audio|en-us-abuse-noun.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. improper|Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; perversion.

#* Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty, as well as by the abuses of power. - Madison

1. physical|Physical maltreatment; injury.
2. Sexual assault; violation; rape.
3. An unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime; fault.
4. coarse|Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language.

#* The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of abuse, came to blows. - Macaulay

Synonyms
invective
contumely
reproach
scurrility
insult
opprobrium

Derived terms
abusefully
abuse of distress
child abuse
drug abuse
self-abuse

Translations
trans-top|improper usage
Danish: t|da|misbrug|n
Dutch: t+|nl|misbruik n, verkeerd gebruik n
Finnish: t-|fi|väärinkäyttö
French: t+|fr|abus|m
German: t-|de|Missbrauch (or t-|de|Mi�brauch) m
Greek: t-|el|κα�ά��η�η|f|trkatáchrisi|scGrek
Hebrew: t-|he|נ�צ�� �רע�|m|trnitzúl l'rá'a|scHebr
Hindi: t-|hi|द�र�पय��|scDeva|xsHindi
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Italian: t+|it|abuso|m
Japanese: t-|ja|濫�|trran'y�|scJpan
Norwegian: t-|no|misbruk|n
Polish: t-|pl|nadużycie
Portuguese: t+|pt|abuso|m
Russian: t-|ru|зло�по��ебление|n|trzloupotreblénije|scCyrl
Swedish: t-|sv|missbruk|n
Tagalog: abuso
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trans-top|physical maltreatment
Danish: t-|da|mishandling|c
Dutch: t-|nl|mishandeling|f
Finnish: t-|fi|pahoinpitely
French: t+|fr|abus|m
German: Misshandlung f (alternative Mi�handlung)
Greek: κακομε�α�εί�ι�η (kakometacheírisi) f
Hebrew: t-|he|�תע���ת|f|trhit'al'lút|scHebr
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Italian: t+|it|abuso|m, t+|it|violenza|f
Norwegian: t-|no|mishandling|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|abuso|m
Russian: издева�ел���во (izdevátel�stvo) n
Swedish: t+|sv|misshandel|c
Tagalog: abuso, pagmamalupit
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trans-top|sexual assault
Czech: t-|cs|zneužití|n
Danish: seksuelt misbrug n
Dutch: t+|nl|misbruik|n
Finnish: hyväksikäyttö, seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttö
French: t+|fr|viole|f
German: Missbrauch m (alternative Mi�brauch)
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Hebrew: t-|he|תק�פ� ��נ�ת|f|trt'kifá minít|scHebr
Italian: t-|it|abuso sessuale|m, t-|it|violenza carnale|f
Norwegian: t-|no|voldtekt|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|abuso|m
Tagalog: abuso, panggagahasa
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trans-top|a corrupt practice
Dutch: t+|nl|misbruik|n
Finnish: t-|fi|väärinkäyttö
French: t+|fr|abus|m
German: Missbrauch m (alternative Mi�brauch)
Greek: t-|el|κα�ά��η�η|f|trkatáchrisi|scGrek
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Italian: t+|it|abuso|m
Norwegian: t-|no|misbruk|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|abuso|m
Tagalog: abuso
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trans-top|insulting speech
Dutch: t-|nl|beschimpingen|f|p
Finnish: t-|fi|solvaus, t-|fi|herjaus
Greek: t-|el|β�ι�ιέ�|trvrisiés|scGrek f|p
Hebrew: t-|he|�שת���ת|f|trhishtalkhút|scHebr
Hindi: �पशब�द rfscript|Devanagari
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Norwegian: t-|no|utskjelling|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|abuso|m
Russian: t-|ru|о�ко�бление|n|troskorblénije|scCyrl, t+|ru|б�ан�|bran�|f|scCyrl, t|ru|��ган�|rúgan�|f|scCyrl
Tagalog: abuso
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Interlingua: abuso#Interlingua|abuso
ttbc|Romanian: abuz n
ttbc|Spanish: abuso#Spanish|abuso m
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Etymology 2
From F. or OF. abuser, from L. abusus, past participle stem of abuti, from ab- + uti "to use".

Pronunciation
RP:

• IPA|/É�Ë�bjuË�z/
• SAMPA|/@"bju:z</

US:

• AHD|É�byoÍ�oz'
• IPA|/É�Ë�bjuz/
• SAMPA|/@"bjuz/
• audio|en-us-abuse-verb.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|abus|ing

1. transitive To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse one's authority.

#* This principle (if one may so abuse the word) shoots rapidly into popularity. - Froude

1. transitive To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty.
2. transitive To rape; to assault; to ravish.
3. transitive To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile.
4. transitive obsolete To deceive; to trick; to impose on.

#: Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist cloud, and abused by a double object. - Jeremy Taylor

Synonyms
maltreat
injure
revile
reproach
vilify
vituperate
asperse
traduce
malign

Derived terms
abusable
abusage
abuser

Related terms
abusive
abusively
abusiveness

Translations
trans-top|to use improperly
Danish: misbruge
Dutch: misbruiken, verkeerd gebruiken
Finnish: t-|fi|väärinkäyttää
French: t+|fr|abuser
German: t-|de|missbrauchen
Hebrew: t-|he|נ�צ� �רע�|trnitzél l'rá'a|scHebr
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Italian: t+|it|abusare
Japanese: t-|ja|濫���|trran'y� suru|scJpan
Norwegian: t-|no|misbruke
Portuguese: t+|pt|abusar
Russian: t-|ru|зло�по��ебл���|trzloupotreblját�|scCyrl
Swedish: t|sv|missbruka
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trans-top|to hurt
Danish: t-|da|mishandle
Dutch: t-|nl|mishandelen
Finnish: t-|fi|pahoinpidellä
French: t+|fr|abuser
German: t-|de|missbrauchen
Hebrew: t-|he|�תע��|trhitalél|scHebr
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Italian: t+|it|abusare
Japanese: t-|ja|�使��|trkokushi suru|scJpan; t|ja|����|trgyakutai suru|scJpan
Norwegian: t-|no|mishandle
Portuguese: t+|pt|abusar
Russian: t-|ru|издева����|trizdevát�sja|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|misshandla
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trans-top|to rape
Danish: misbruge, krænke
Dutch: t-|nl|misbruiken, t-|nl|onteren, t-|nl|verkrachten
Finnish: käyttää seksuaalisesti hyväksi
French: t+|fr|abuser
German: t-|de|missbrauchen
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Italian: t+|it|violentare
Japanese: ������ (seitekigyakutai suru)
Norwegian: t-|no|voldta
Portuguese: t+|pt|abusar
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trans-top|to insult
Dutch: t+|nl|beschimpen, t-|nl|uitschelden
Finnish: t-|fi|herjata, t-|fi|solvata
Hebrew: t-|he|�שת��|trhishtaléakh|scHebr
Hindi: ब�रा भला स�नाना, �़ाल� द�ना rfscript|Devanagari <!-- actually missing romanization; forgive the deception -->
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Japanese: t-|ja|����|trnonoshiru|scJpan
Norwegian: t-|no|skjelle ut
Russian: о�ко�бл��� (oskorblját�), ��га�� (rugát�), об��га�� (obrugát�)
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trans-top|to deceive
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Spanish: abusar

Category:English heteronyms

ar:abuse
be:abuse
de:abuse
et:abuse
el:abuse
fa:abuse
fr:abuse
gl:abuse
ko:abuse
hi:abuse
io:abuse
it:abuse
hu:abuse
ml:abuse
ja:abuse
ru:abuse
fi:abuse
ta:abuse
te:abuse
vi:abuse
tr:abuse
uk:abuse

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