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cruel or inhumane treatment
"the child showed signs of physical abuse"
abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification(noun)a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
"when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
misuse, abuse(verb)improper or excessive use
"alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"
mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat(verb)treat badly
"This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
pervert, misuse, abuse(verb)change the inherent purpose or function of something
"Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout(verb)use foul or abusive language towards
"The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
abuse(verb)use wrongly or improperly or excessively
"Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"
harsh insulting languagehometown fans hurled abuse at the visiting team
incorrect or improper usenaturally the furniture had received a lot of abuse from the 10 kids in the family
to inflict physical or emotional harm uponif you abuse your pet, he will always have an ugly disposition
to criticize harshly and usually publiclya demanding, difficult patient who constantly abuses the nurses and aides
to put to a bad or improper useif you abuse your baseball bat by using it to hammer nails, don't expect it to last long
to take unfair advantage ofabused his parents' trust, pilfering small amounts from them that he hoped they wouldn't notice
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