abuse in English: Cruel or unfair treatment of a person or animal; also the wrong use of something, such as power. (noun)

Translation

Cruel or unfair treatment of a person or animal; also the wrong use of something, such as power.

Word origin

From Latin abuti, to use wrongly, from ab, away, plus uti, to use.

.

Abuse is cruel treatment that hurts someone.

verbal .

Verbal abuse hurts with words instead of hands.

.

Here abuse means using power in a wrong way.

hurt

To cause pain to someone, or to feel pain.

violence

Actions that hurt people, such as hitting, fighting, or using weapons.

cruel

Very unkind; wanting to hurt others or make them suffer.

power

The strength or right to do something or to control others.

wrong

Not right, or not correct.

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.