Abusage
improper use of words; unidiomatic or ungrammatical language.
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- Abuser
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one’s authority. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one’s eyesight. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign. to commit sexual assault upon. Obsolete. to deceive or mislead. wrong or improper use; misuse: the abuse […]
- Abusing
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one’s authority. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one’s eyesight. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign. to commit sexual assault upon. Obsolete. to deceive or mislead. wrong or improper use; misuse: the abuse […]
- Abusive
using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks. treating badly or injuriously; mistreating, especially physically: his abusive handling of the horse. wrongly used; corrupt: an abusive exercise of power. Contemporary Examples Mary Williams filed an appeal to the IRS in tax court last year, blaming her “controlling, abusive” […]
- Abusive relationship
noun a state of affairs between two people characterized by wrong or improper action, either physical or verbal Examples If you feel you are in an abusive relationship, take it seriously. Talk to someone; get help. Contemporary Examples She had fallen deeper into depression, feeling that she was hopelessly trapped in an abusive relationship. Whitey […]
- Abusively
using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks. treating badly or injuriously; mistreating, especially physically: his abusive handling of the horse. wrongly used; corrupt: an abusive exercise of power. Historical Examples We know men who have what may be styled, and what sometimes is abusively styled, a double […]