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.
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271) And nothing creates an atmosphere ripe for mistakes more readily than abuse of power.
272) But he did refer to a spectator and an alleged verbal and physical abuse on Dooley and himself.
273) There has been an increase in the number of cases of child abuse.
274) Also patron of divorce and infidelity; she is invoked against physical abuse.
275) In considering the problem of child abuse, we all have the same starting point.
276) Anthony Gould was said to be one of the most unpopular men in the prison because of a crusade against drug abuse.
277) Currently the best-known cases seeking money damages for failure to report child abuse and neglect have been filed against physicians and hospitals.
278) At the same time, exposure in the press is a powerful weapon against the abuse of authority and wrong doing.
279) By the late 1970s, the word "hippie" had become a term of abuse.
280) Drug abuse is a suicidal act. Men dig their own graves by being addicted to the deadly pleasures of psychedelic drugs. The drug addict lives to die for ecstasy and hallucination, and they cannot avoid a horrible fate. Dr T.P.Chia
281) Recourse to stabbing is at least potentially more open to abuse.
282) Some women are afraid of physical violence or abuse from their partners, if they try to make changes in their relationship.
283) I abandon myself to you ... I even want you to abuse and degrade me.
284) A solid majority shows strong correlation with disrespectful behavior, verbal abuse and physical aggression.
285) She has suffered this abuse for almost 9 months and has reported every incident to the police and council.
286) Here participants were given a chance to discuss sexuality, health, relationships, self-esteem and abuse.
287) No state requires that you be absolutely certain, before you file a report, that abuse is taking place.
288) All he had done was scream abuse at her, accusing her of bringing shame and disgrace on the family.
289) Guiteras left the government stained by family violence, bribe, and abuse of power.http://Sentencedict.com
290) Such abuse of power is not just a problem for women, it is potentially an obstacle to accomplishing the mission.
291) The referee assumed that I was ignorant of the difference between the two concepts and launched into a torrent of abuse.
292) Dietz could not say whether Erik is lying about alleged abuse by his father.
293) Jayawardene had Mrs Bandaranaike's civic rights suspended for seven years, for abuse of power.
294) Their children had begun to face racial abuse on the streets and in the schools.
295) She suffered terrible verbal as well as physical abuse for almost twenty-four years.