- Types Of Speech
- You can use abuse as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Abuse
- A 2 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, b, e, s, and u, 2 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter u. Abuse starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters a, ab, abu, abus, and the ending characters are e, se, use, buse, ..
- Definition
- Cruel or inhumane treatment
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Abuse is set as a grade six word that starts with a, ends with e, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is abuse a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Abuse in Pig Latin is said as "abuseay or abuseway".
- Unigram
- a | b | u | s | e
- Bigram
- ab | bu | us | se
- Trigram
- abu | bus | use
- Quadrigram
- abus | buse
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- cruel or inhumane treatment
- improper or excessive use
- a rude expression intended to offend or hurt;
"when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
"they yelled insults at the visiting team"
- Verb Examples
- change the inherent purpose or function of something;
"Don't abuse the system";
"The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" - use foul or abusive language towards;
"The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket";
"The angry mother shouted at the teacher" - treat badly;
"This boss abuses his workers";
"She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
Abuse Of Office | |
Actus Reus | |
Addiction | (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor) a surrender to a master "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery" |
Adulterate | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones "adulterate liquor" |
Afflict | cause bodily suffering to |
Affront | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
Aggrieve | break the heart of cause to feel sorrow |
Ail | aromatic bulb used as seasoning |
View all cognitive synonyms for Abuse
Anagram | Definition |
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Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
View English words with the unique letters used in abuse. Words With The Letters Abesu
Word | Definition |
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Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
Ill Treat | |
Ill Use | |
Maltreat | treat badly "This boss abuses his workers" "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" |
Mistreat | treat badly "This boss abuses his workers" "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" |
Step | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal "the situation called for strong measures" "the police took steps to reduce crime" |
Word | Definition |
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Mistreatment | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" |
Word | Definition |
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Child Abuse | |
Child Neglect | |
Cruelty | a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering |
Inhuman Treatment |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Abuse (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | abuse | ||
Subbase (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 14 +5 | abbessu |
Abuse Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters