āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āĻ āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ, āύāĻŋāϰā§āϝāĻžāϤāύ
treatment of a person or animal in a violent or cruel way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Domestic abuse can take many forms, including physical violence, emotional manipulation, and financial control.
āĻā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ
āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻšāĻŋāĻāϏāϤāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻšā§āϰāĻĢā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āϏāĻš āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϰā§āĻĒ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
02
improper, harmful, or excessive use of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The abuse of power led to widespread corruption.
03
offensive or insulting language directed at someone
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He shouted a stream of abuse at the driver.
to abuse
01
āĻ āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to cruelly or violently treat a person or an animal, especially regularly or repeatedly
Transitive: to abuse sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Animal cruelty laws exist to prevent individuals from abusing animals.
āĻĒāĻļā§ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻ ā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to use or manipulate something in a way that deviates from its intended purpose
Transitive: to abuse sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Some individuals abuse technology meant for educational purposes by using it for unauthorized and disruptive activities in the classroom.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ⧠āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻ
āύāύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āϤā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to consume substances such as alcohol or drugs beyond acceptable or recommended levels
Transitive: to abuse alcohol or drugs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The musician struggled with fame and started to abuse drugs.
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āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to verbally attack or insult someone with offensive or harsh language
Transitive: to abuse sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Online platforms often struggle to curb instances where users abuse others through the use of hate speech.
āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻĢāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻāύāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻŦāĻā§āϤā§āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
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āĻ āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āϧāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to sexually assault a person, especially women and children
Transitive: to abuse sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Community initiatives aim to dismantle the culture that perpetuates attitudes and behaviors allowing individuals to abuse others sexually.
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āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āϝā§āύ āĻ
āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ
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