abuse

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
2. (countable, uncountable) Misuse; improper use; perversion.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
4. (countable, uncountable) Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
5. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Catachresis.
6. (countable, uncountable) Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
7. (countable, uncountable) Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.

Verb

1. (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
2. (transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
3. (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
4. (transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
5. (archaic, transitive) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate.
6. (obsolete, transitive) Misrepresent; adulterate.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
8. (Scotland, obsolete, transitive) Disuse.

Concetti

abuso

abusare

insultare

insulto

ingiuriare

offendere

maltrattamento

maltrattare

abuso sessuale

violenza carnale

contumelia

improperio

attaccare

violentare

violenza

offesa

uso illecito

sfruttare

approfittare di

vituperio

illecito

infrazione

invettiva

molestare

sottomettere

tartassare

vilipendio

vituperare

vituperazione

mancare di rispetto

cattivo uso

epiteto

abusare sessualmente

bestemmiare

conquistare

contravvenzione

crimine

disprezzare

ingiuria

maledire

oltraggio

premere

sconfiggere

spingere

stupro

vincere

violazione

affronto

aggredire

👊

assalire

👊

sinonimi

insult

misuse

curse

reproach

revile

scold

censure

mistreat

slander

rebuke

swear

affront

maltreat

ill-treat

blame

offend

vilify

maltreatment

contumely

ill-use

torture

defame

reviling

wrong

rape

vituperate

violate

pervert

harm

calumny

mistreatment

swear at

swearing

vilification

ill-usage

invective

revilement

reprimand

berate

quarrel

ill-treatment

rail

call names

attack

👊

offence

misappropriation

vice

defamation

misapply

scolding

Traduzioni

abus

Missbrauch

abuso

abuser

abuso

missbrauchen

insulter

Beschimpfung

κατάχρηση

Beleidigung

abusar

beschimpfen

Schmähung

misbruik

maltraiter

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈbjuːs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: abusen

In summary

From Middle English abusen, then from either Old French abus (“improper use”), or from Latin abūsus (“misused, using up”), perfect active participle of abūtor (“make improper use of, consume, abuse”), from ab (“away”) + ūtor (“to use”). Equivalent to ab- + use.

Frasi

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