violent abuse

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• abuse — vb Abuse, misuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill treat, outrage all denote to use or treat a person or thing improperly or wrongfully. Abuse and misuse are capable of wider use than the others, for they do not invariably imply either deliberateness or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• abuse — noun. This has developed a sinister violent meaning, ‘maltreatment or (especially sexual) assault of a person’, and is now widely familiar in the specific context of child abuse, of which various aspects include physical abuse, domestic abuse,… …   Modern English usage

• abuse — ► VERB 1) use improperly or to excess. 2) treat with cruelty or violence, especially assault sexually. 3) speak to in an insulting and offensive way. ► NOUN 1) the improper use of something. 2) cruel and violent treatment, especially sexual… …   English terms dictionary

• Abuse — This article is about the mistreatment of people or systems. For other uses, see Abuse (disambiguation). Mistreat redirects here. For other uses, see Mistreat (disambiguation). Contents 1 Types and contexts of abuse 1.1 …   Wikipedia

• abuse — a|buse1 W3S2 [əˈbju:s] n 1.) [plural, U] cruel or violent treatment of someone ▪ several cases of child abuse physical/sexual/racial abuse ▪ Many children suffer racial abuse at school. ▪ An independent committee will look into alleged human… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• abuse — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the use of something in a way that it should not be used (+ of): government officials abuse of power | open to abuse (=able or likely to be used in the wrong way): The city s metro system is open to abuse by fare dodgers. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• abuse — I UK [əˈbjuːs] / US [əˈbjus] noun Word forms abuse : singular abuse plural abuses ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it The regime had been… …   English dictionary

• abuse — a|buse1 [ ə bjus ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it: The regime had been responsible for serious human rights abuses. abuse of: Physical abuse and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• abuse — [əˈbjuːs] noun I 1) [C/U] cruel, violent, or unfair treatment human rights abuses[/ex] Many of the children were victims of sexual abuse.[/ex] 2) [C/U] the use of something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way alcohol/drug/substance abuse[/ex]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• abuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 wrong/bad use of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ alcohol, drug, solvent, substance (= drugs, etc.) ▪ systematic, widespread ▪ flagrant …   Collocations dictionary

• abuse — ♦♦ abuses, abusing, abused (The noun is pronounced [[t]əbju͟ːs[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]əbju͟ːz[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, usu with supp Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them. ...investigation of alleged child… …   English dictionary