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Contexts ▼▲ Verb (somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to Exploiting someone for one's personal gain Present participle for to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly Present participle for to treat in a manner that violates someone's decency Present participle for to verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language Present participle for to apply improperly or incorrectly in an almost obscene way (of a quantity of something) Present participle for to apply improperly or incorrectly in an almost obscene way Present participle for to misuse a device or machine by pushing it to, or over, its limits Adjective Abusing, or being an abuser of, drugs Noun Insulting or abusing others through derogatory language … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ (somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to annoying harming injuring crippling damaging hurting bruising impairing maiming mangling molesting scathing traumatizingUS wrecking blemishing crushing marring mutilating spoiling tarnishing vandalizingUS vitiating wounding breaking defacing deforming disfiguring ruining wrenching traumatisingUK vandalisingUK Verb ▲ Exploiting someone for one's personal gain using taking advantage of exploiting manipulating beguiling controlling deceiving defrauding fleecing mistreating patronisingUK patronizingUS ripping off targeting targetting victimisingUK profiting from victimizingUS cashing in on cheating ill-using jerking around leveraging misusing preying on using for one's own ends stepping on trifling with imposing on maltreating playing with treating lightly milking imposing upon benefitting from playing upon doing an injustice to capitalizing on playing on bleeding walking all over swindling sucking dry walking over taking for a ride preying upon playing for a sucker treating unfairly taking liberties with making use of ill-treating wringing squeezing intimidating working enslaving trespassing pimping putting one over on living off the backs of making unfair claims on withholding rights from profiteering crossing the line overcharging presuming on dumping on taking unfair advantage of taking for granted imposing charging too much molesting hoodwinking harassing tricking hounding blackmailing conning terrorizingUS attacking picking on terrorisingUK oppressing giving the business bullying extorting more ❯ “It is advised that you do not abuse your customers' trust by sending them unsolicited promotional material.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly maltreating manhandling mistreating damaging hurting harming injuring mishandling oppressing wronging bullying assaulting brutalisingUK brutalizingUS harassing hitting marring persecuting victimisingUK victimizingUS beating mauling striking battering roughhousing torturing ruining totalling totaling roughing up treating badly beating up handling roughly ill-treating treating roughly doing over interfering with knocking about messing up shaking up banging up bunging up cutting up kicking around knocking around messing over “Jockeys get suspended if they abuse their horses over here.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to treat in a manner that violates someone's decency violating groping molesting assaulting harassing indecently assaulting “He was caught on camera trying to abuse her in broad daylight!” Verb ▲ Present participle for to verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language insulting castigating denigrating disparaging excoriating vituperating berating lambasting trashing assailing belittling blasting cursing maligning rebuking reproaching savaging scathing slighting taunting vilifying attacking bashing belabouringUK belaboringUS nagging offending potshotting reviling scolding slamming decrying defaming discounting dissing impugning libellingUK libelingUS minimisingUK minimizingUS slandering slating slurring smearing upbraiding derogating oppressing persecuting reproving backbiting calumniating flaming hosing injuring knocking miscalling riding slanging traducing zinging bad-mouthing inveighing against jumping on putting down blowing off calling names cussing out cutting down cutting to the quick doing a number on shouting at slagging off swearing at vituperating against dumping on casting aspersions on trash-talking giving a black eye “Gordon was a man with a bad temper who would regularly abuse his staff.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to apply improperly or incorrectly in an almost obscene way misusing misapplying misemploying corrupting defiling depraving desecrating perverting exploiting mishandling manipulating polluting profaning spoiling tainting impairing prostituting ill-using taking advantage of “Those who are of corrupt character are likely to abuse any power afforded to them.” Verb ▲ (of a quantity of something) Present participle for to apply improperly or incorrectly in an almost obscene way squandering wasting exhausting dissipating “He would abuse the funds allocated to him by spending it on costly, yet frivolous, items.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to misuse a device or machine by pushing it to, or over, its limits overtaxing overburdening overworking “Do not abuse the washing machine by overloading it past its capacity.” Adjective ▲ Abusing, or being an abuser of, drugs addicted compulsive using habituated hooked wasted abusing drugs shooting up spaced out under the influence strung out with a … habit dependent prone addicted to jonesing on dependent on jonesing for obsessed disposed predisposed accustomed absorbed obsessional obsessive attached prone to used to given to given to abusing given over to hooked on given to using wedded to in the habit of using Noun ▲ Insulting or abusing others through derogatory language name calling insulting insult derogatory language Find more words! 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