Definition of abuse

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Abuse (v. t.) A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service..

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Mistreat :: Mistreat (v. t.) To treat amiss; to abuse.
Caperclaw :: Caperclaw (v. t.) To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to abuse..
Overrun :: Overrun (v. t.) To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon..
Disabused :: Disabused (imp. & p. p.) of Disabus.
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.
Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like..
Misimprove :: Misimprove (v. t.) To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc..
Abusage :: Abusage (n.) Abuse.
Abusable :: Abusable (a.) That may be abused.
Malign :: Malign (a.) To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To dishonor.
Visit :: Visit (v. t.) To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge..
Miscall :: Miscall (v. t.) To call by a bad name; to abuse.
Arbitrary :: Arbitrary (a.) Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power..
Self-abuse :: Self-abuse (n.) Masturbation; onanism; self-pollution.
Abused :: Abused (imp. & p. p.) of Abus.
Blaspheme :: Blaspheme (v.) Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile; to abuse..
Blasphemy :: Blasphemy (n.) Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification..
Bismer :: Bismer (n.) Shame; abuse.
Outrage :: Outrage (n.) To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.
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