C2

misbruiken

Meaning

  1. to misuse, to abuse (one's power)
  2. to mistreat, to abuse

Hyphenated as
mis‧brui‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmɪsˈbrœy̯.kə(n)/
Etymology

From mis- + bruiken: bruiken is obsolete, compare gebruiken.

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