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abuse
  1. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  2. Misuse; improper use; perversion. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  3. (obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
  4. Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  5. (now rare)   Catachresis. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  6. Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
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  8. Examples:
    1. “She finally found the courage to speak out about the abuse she had endured.”
      “In a spiel laced with abuse, the opposition spokesperson demanded the minister's resignation.”
      “He was a renowned investigative reporter, specializing in the reporting of abuse by corrupt governments.”
abusion
  1. (obsolete) Misuse, abuse. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.]
  2. (obsolete) Abuse of the truth; deceit, lying. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.]
  3. (obsolete) Violation of law or propriety; outrage, improper behaviour. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.]
  4. (obsolete) Catachresis. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.]
abuser
  1. One who abuses someone or something. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  2. (obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use. [Attested from the mid 17th century until the mid 18th century.]
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  4. Examples:
    1. “A substantial amount of evidence was found by police to indicate that this was a serial abuser.”
      “The confrontational approach can backfire, ultimately fueling resistance on the part of the substance abuser.”
      “The reality was that he was a vile child abuser who deserved whatever criticism he got.”
abusage
  1. (obsolete) Abuse. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
  2. Improper or incorrect use of language. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
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  4. Examples:
    1. “This abusage is now so widespread that, in 2015, Instagram banned search results for photographs tagged with an aubergine emoji, fearing it could be used as a signifier of nudity.”
      “A stickler for the rules of grammar, Mrs. Walker cringes when she encounters any abusage by the students in her freshman English class.”
      “Eric Partridge, in his Useage and Abusage writes, 'As to cliches, I daresay we are all in agreement.”
abusement
  1. Abuse.
  2. (obsolete) A misleading.
abusiveness
  1. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The abusiveness of his remarks was evident, causing great offense and distress to those present.”
      “She couldn't tolerate his constant abusiveness towards her, as he constantly insulted and belittled her.”
      “The committee's investigation exposed a disturbing pattern of abusiveness towards employees, revealing a culture of mistreatment and exploitation within the organization.”
abusee
  1. A person who is the victim of abuse (by an abuser).
abusability
  1. The state or condition of being abusable.
abusefulness
  1. The characteristic of being abuseful.
abusements
  1. plural of abusement
abusages
abusions
  1. plural of abusion
abusees
  1. plural of abusee
abusers
  1. plural of abuser
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He spoke out against abusers of aid for the victims, ensuring that funds didn't fall prey to charity scams.”
      “Signatories to the convention agree to institute the necessary legislation to prevent abusers of power from reaping the rewards of corruption.”
      “The dotcom era of the late 90s saw some of the worst abusers of pro-forma earnings manipulations.”
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