Definitions
1.NounImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"human rights abuses; 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."children hurling abuse at each other"
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 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; to masturbate.
13.VerbMisrepresent; adulterate.
14.VerbTo deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
15.VerbDisuse.