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Word: abuse
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Meaning:
Noun:
- An unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime; fault.
- Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language.
- Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; perversion. from 15th c
- Physical or verbal maltreatment; injury.
- Sexual assault; violation; rape. rfv-senserfquote
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Verb:
- transitive obsolete To deceive; to trick; to impose on.
- transitive To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile.
- transitive To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty.
- from early 15th c.
- transitive To rape; to assault; to ravish; to violate.rfv-senserfquote
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