abuse
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buse
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "abuse"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϤāύ

treatment of a person or animal in a violent or cruel way
abuse definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Domestic abuse can take many forms, including physical violence, emotional manipulation, and financial control.
āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻšāĻŋāĻ‚āϏāϤāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻšā§‡āϰāĻĢ⧇āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āϏāĻš āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϰ⧂āĻĒ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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improper, harmful, or excessive use of something

abuse definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The abuse of power led to widespread corruption.
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offensive or insulting language directed at someone

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He shouted a stream of abuse at the driver.
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āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cruelly or violently treat a person or an animal, especially regularly or repeatedly
Transitive: to abuse sb/sth
to abuse definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Animal cruelty laws exist to prevent individuals from abusing animals.
āĻĒāĻļ⧁ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āϠ⧁āϰāϤāĻž āφāχāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻĒ⧁āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use or manipulate something in a way that deviates from its intended purpose
Transitive: to abuse sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Some individuals abuse technology meant for educational purposes by using it for unauthorized and disruptive activities in the classroom.
āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻ…āύāύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇āĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to consume substances such as alcohol or drugs beyond acceptable or recommended levels
Transitive: to abuse alcohol or drugs
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The musician struggled with fame and started to abuse drugs.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤāĻœā§āĻž āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to verbally attack or insult someone with offensive or harsh language
Transitive: to abuse sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Online platforms often struggle to curb instances where users abuse others through the use of hate speech.
āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻāĻŽāύ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āϘ⧃āĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to sexually assault a person, especially women and children
Transitive: to abuse sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Community initiatives aim to dismantle the culture that perpetuates attitudes and behaviors allowing individuals to abuse others sexually.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŽāύ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϚāϰāĻŖāϕ⧇ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϝ⧌āύ āĻ…āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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