Synonym: damage, ill-use, injure, mistreat. Similar words: a bundle of, bush, business, on business, businessman. Meaning: [ə'bjuːz] 
n. 1. cruel or inhumane treatment 2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt 3. improper or excessive use. v. 1. treat badly 2. change the inherent purpose or function of something 3. use foul or abusive language towards 4. use wrongly or improperly or excessively.
n. 1. cruel or inhumane treatment 2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt 3. improper or excessive use. v. 1. treat badly 2. change the inherent purpose or function of something 3. use foul or abusive language towards 4. use wrongly or improperly or excessively. 
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91) He said that democracy would open the way for self-seeking politicians to abuse the situation.
92) Years of abuse at boarding school had made him insensitive to others' suffering.
93) I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him.
94) Teachers reported decreases in drug use and verbal abuse of teachers.
95) I tried to apologize, but he just screamed abuse/obscenities at me.
96) 18% of the adults sampled admitted having had problems with alcohol abuse.
97) The tell-tale signs of drug abuse are mainly to do with behaviour.
98) That kind of abuse is really not called for .
99) This book is written with survivors of child sexual abuse in mind.
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100) A self-monitoring tax system is clearly open to abuse .
101) The continued abuse of human rights has now led the United States to impose sanctions against the regime.
102) Drinkwise Day is mainly designed to educate people about the destructive effects of alcohol abuse.
103) They are leading a campaign to warn teenagers about the dangers of drug abuse.
104) In the past they have been the target of racist abuse.
105) He turned round and directed a torrent of abuse at me.
106) That's just the sort of abuse that he will be investigating.
107) The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse.
108) I told her what I thought and got a mouthful of abuse for my pains!
109) He let out a torrent of abuse, none of it printable in a respectable daily newspaper.
110) This case has brought the problem of drug abuse in schools into sharp focus.
111) Many children are still at risk from neglect or abuse.
112) Nowhere is drug abuse more of a problem than in the US.
113) Abuse rained down on the noisy students from the open windows.
114) She claimed she had been subjected to abuse and foul language.
115) All that pent up frustration gushed out in a torrent of abuse.
116) Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there.
117) The word 'bastard' is often used as a term of abuse.
118) The government say they are trying to do more to educate the public about the consequences of drug abuse.
119) If you abuse your body now, you'll pay the price when you're older.
120) The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small.