Definition of abuse

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Abuse (v. t.) 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..

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Inabusively :: Inabusively (adv.) Without abuse.
Abusion :: Abusion (v. t.) Evil or corrupt usage; abuse; wrong; reproach; deception; cheat.
Scurrilous :: Scurrilous (a.) Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile; obscenely jocular; as, scurrilous language..
Mistreat :: Mistreat (v. t.) To treat amiss; to abuse.
Tirade :: Tirade (n.) A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.
Miscall :: Miscall (v. t.) To call by a bad name; to abuse.
Violate :: Violate (v. t.) To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
License :: License (n.) Excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of law or decorum; disregard of law or propriety..
Self-abuse :: Self-abuse (n.) The abuse of one's own self, powers, or faculties..
Insulting :: Insulting (a.) Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc..
Revile :: Revile (v. t. & i.) To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach.
Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To violate; to ravish.
Outrage :: Outrage (n.) Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.
Profanation :: Profanation (v. t.) The act of treating with abuse or disrespect, or with undue publicity, or lack of delicacy..
Caperclaw :: Caperclaw (v. t.) To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to abuse..
Prevarication :: Prevarication (n.) A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
Abuser :: Abuser (n.) One who abuses [in the various senses of the verb].
Corrector :: Corrector (n.) One who, or that which, corrects; as, a corrector of abuses; a corrector of the press; an alkali is a corrector of acids..
Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough..
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