abuse
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3.4
- noun
- /əˈbjus/
- Offensive
- So Jack, I've taken a lot of abuse over the years.
- verbal abuse
- victims of verbal abuse
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Watch on YouTubeSo it was psychological, verbal and emotional abuse and neglect.
- So it was psychological, verbal and emotional abuse and neglect.
- And here I am getting nothing but pure hate and abuse every single day.
- Racism in football, do you do you still receive racial abuse still today?
- But who do you reckon gets the most abuse in the group?
- The DM, the abuse, it was constant.
- And I don't take that abuse personal.
- I just think that banter and abuse, there's a real clear line there.
- There are, there is prejudice, there is sexism, there is verbal abuse and then bombastic kitchens.
- Suddenly this group of guys turn around and start screaming racist abuse at me randomly.
- So racism is no more than just abuse.
- Patrick Moynihan comes in for, you know, a lot of abuse in this book.
- Sleepless nights in relation to hate abuse.
Examples
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His constant insults and rude remarks felt like nothing but abuse to her.
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Make clear that the U.S. condones no abuse of human rights anywhere in the world.
Academic text (1990) -
And here I am getting nothing but pure hate and abuse every single day.
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That is mental and emotional abuse of a child who does that.
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Some of the abuse that we used to get was ridiculous.
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Racism in football, do you do you still receive racial abuse still today?
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Patrick Moynihan comes in for, you know, a lot of abuse in this book.
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They've had to put up with some fairly strong abuse, so it's hardly surprising they feel responsible.
Fiction book (1996) -
So it was psychological, verbal and emotional abuse and neglect.
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I'm not really sure I follow, but I haven't done anything to warrant this kind of abuse.
Synonyms
286
1.3
A rude remark or action that hurts someone's feelings
67
5.6
Words someone says to hurt another person
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6.0
Words that are rude and upset people, often about religion
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4.9
Using insulting words to hurt or shame someone instead of discussing the problem
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9.5
Bitter, angry language that attacks people
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8.8
Angry words that strongly insult someone
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6.3
An insulting remark meant to hurt someone
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3.5
A rude remark that hurts or upsets someone
6
8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
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8.1
Talking about someone in a way that shows dislike and makes them seem unimportant
1
9.9
Rude words or actions that aim to hurt someone
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3.2
A rude comment meant to hurt someone or show no respect
1
8.6
A rude word people use when angry or to insult someone
1
9.9
Very rude and insulting language used to hurt people
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9.3
A set of harsh insulting words meant to hurt someone
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9.9
Very rude words or actions that hurt people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
122
3.7
Harming children physically, emotionally or sexually, often by an adult who looks after them
- NSFW
55
2.8
Using illegal or harmful drugs too often so they harm a person's health and life
- Specialized
2
4.9
Harmful heavy drinking that often causes addiction and health problems
- NSFW
1
5.8
A drug taken for pleasure that changes how you think and can cause addiction or harm
How Insulting
- Offensive
31
5.1
385
4.6
485
3.2
- Offensive
36
3.4
- Offensive
286
1.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abuse comes from Latin parts ab- ('away') and uti ('to use'), so it originally meant 'to use wrongly'. So verbal abuse is like using words the wrong way to hurt someone.