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Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)

Abuse Abused Wrong Bad Purpose Alcohol Power Drug

query
A____ of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose .Abuse of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose .
What went on here was an abuse of power.
...drug and alcohol abuse.
word abuse
full-definition
noun
Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
...investigation of alleged child abuse.
...victims of sexual and physical abuse.
...controversy over human rights abuses.
Abuse is extremely rude and insulting things that people say when they are angry .
I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.
Raft repeatedly hurled verbal abuse at his co-star.
Abuse of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose .
What went on here was an abuse of power.
...drug and alcohol abuse.
verb
If someone is abused, they are treated cruelly and violently.
Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
...parents who feel they cannot cope or might abuse their children.
...those who work with abused children.
...a convicted child abuser.
You can say that someone is abused if extremely rude and insulting things are said to them.
He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers.
If you abuse something, you use it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose.
He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position.
...the treatment of alcohol and drug abusers.
inflections abusesabusingabusedabuserabusersabuser
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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