The word 'abuse' is both a noun (abuse, abuses) and a verb (abuse, abuses, abusing, abused).
The noun abuse is a word for misuse; improper or excessive use or treatment; physical mistreatment; harsh insulting language; a word for a thing.
The noun forms of the verb to abuse are abuser and the gerund, abusing.
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the root word for "abuse" is "use"
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The word abuse is both a noun and a verb.The noun abuse is a word for misuse; improper or excessive use or treatment; physical mistreatment; harsh insulting language; a word for a thing.Examples: Noun: The child was subjected to severe abuse.Verb: Why would she abuse her son?The pronunciation is different for the verb and nounnoun - abuseverb - 'abuze'
Abuse, insult, disparage
negative
Malicious intent, abuse, abusiveness.
misuse mistreat exploit injure hurt harm damage
Synonyms include ill-treat, mishandle, or abuse (verb).
The African Luhya term for the English word 'abuse' is "nyeka".
Anyone can abuse another, but not legally.
Abuse is misuse or unjust practice.
Logging abuse is cutting down tree cutting down trees are bad some people dont even know that logging abuse is another word for cutting down trees SAVE THE TREES OR U WANT TO DIE
The past form of the word "abuse" is "abused."
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No, the word "abuse" is not a homograph. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations.
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