Considered Abuse?

abuse - 11 results Sponsored Links Emotional Abuse Find out the signs and how to deal with it. Answers and resources. www.relationalissues.com Psychological Abuse What is it? Can it stop? Will it stop? Test your relationship www.growthclimate.com a⋅buse    /v. əˈbyuz; n. əˈbyus/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [v. uh-byooz; n. uh-byoos] Show IPA verb, a⋅bused, a⋅bus⋅ing, noun –verb (used with object)

1. to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one’s authority.
2. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one’s eyesight.
3. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign.
4. to commit sexual assault upon.
5. Obsolete. to deceive or mislead. –noun
6. wrong or improper use; misuse: the abuse of privileges.
7. harshly or coarsely insulting language: The officer heaped abuse on his men.
8. bad or improper treatment; maltreatment: The child was subjected to cruel abuse.
9. a corrupt or improper practice or custom: the abuses of a totalitarian regime.

10. rape or sexual assault.

11. Obsolete. deception.

    —Idiom

12. abuse oneself, to masturbate.

    Origin: 1400–50; (v.) late ME abusen < MF abuser, v. deriv. of abus < L abūsus misuse, wasting, equiv. to abūt(ī) to use up, misuse (ab- ab- + ūtī to use ) + -tus suffix of v. action; (n.) late ME abus < MF abus or L abūsus

Related forms: a⋅bus⋅a⋅ble  /əˈbyuzəbəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-byoo-zuh-buhl] Show IPA , adjective a⋅bus⋅er, noun

Synonyms:

1. misapply. 2. ill-use, maltreat, injure, harm, hurt. 3. vilify, vituperate, berate, scold; slander, defame, calumniate, traduce. 6. misapplication. 7. slander, aspersion. Abuse, censure, invective all mean strongly expressed disapproval. Abuse implies an outburst of harsh and scathing words against another (often one who is defenseless): abuse directed against an opponent. Censure implies blame, adverse criticism, or hostile condemnation: severe censure of acts showing bad judgment. Invective applies to strong but formal denunciation in speech or print, often in the public interest: invective against graft.

Antonyms: 3, 7. praise.

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Anything harmful towards another person.

Anything that crosses the line into the unacceptable / harmful.