| 释义 |
abuse /ə-būzˈ/ transitive verb- To misuse (eg drugs)
- To take undue advantage of
- To betray (eg a confidence)
- To misrepresent
- To deceive
- To revile or swear at
- To maltreat
- To violate, esp sexually
noun /ə-būsˈ/ - Wrong use
- An evil or corrupt practice
- Deceit
- Hurt or maltreatment
- Undue advantage
- Betrayal (of confidence)
- Ill usage, maltreatment
- (esp sexual) violation
- Reviling, insulting language
ORIGIN: L ab from, and ūti, ūsus to use abusage /ə-būˈsij/ noun Wrong use, esp of words or grammar abuser /ə-būˈzər/ noun abūˈsion /-zhən, Spenser also -zi-ən/ noun (now rare) - Misuse
- Deception
- Wrong
- Outrage
- Reviling
abūˈsive /-siv/ adjective - Containing, giving, or of the nature of, abuse
- (of speech) coarse, rude or insulting
- Wrong
- (of a word) wrongly applied, catachrestical (archaic)
abūˈsively adverb abūˈsiveness noun |