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.
8.verbTo put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert"He abused his authority."
9.verbTo injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
10.verbTo attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
11.verbTo 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.
12.verbTo violate; defile; to rape.
13.verbMisrepresent; adulterate.
14.verbTo deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
15.verbDisuse.