to overabuse
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərəˈbjuːs/
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abusar excesivamente
- In the majority of socialized countries, you buy extra insurance on top of the taxes that you pay for national health care because those services are overabused by the Muslim family with four wives and twelve children and the usual leftist hangers-on that do not work.
Examples
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A drain on societies already overabused entitlement systems.
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Some schools worry that students may overabuse their time on social media instead of studying.
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He often overabuses his privileges at work, taking long breaks and leaving early without permission.
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If you overabuse the medication, it can lead to serious health problems.
Synonyms
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Do something too much, more than needed
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To make someone work too hard until they are tired
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To control someone too much so they cannot decide or act
To use power or rights too much and harm people
Make a person or situation too controlled so they cannot act on their own
To tell someone what to do too much and stop their independence
Antonyms
How Abusive
- Offensive
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- NSFW
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3.7
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overabuse as a verb combines over- 'too much' with abuse 'wrong use', so to overabuse something is to use or treat it in an excessive and harmful way.