Definitions
1.nounImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom."All abuse, whether physical, verbal, psychological or sexual, is bad."
2.nounMisuse; improper use; perversion.
3.nounA delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
4.nounCoarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
5.nounCatachresis.
6.nounPhysical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
7.nounViolation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.