verb
The officer abused his authority in ordering the forced march at midnight
I cannot stand by and watch that drunk abuse his wife and family
In the report the director was abused in the most virulent terms
noun
Beware of imitating his abuse of the language
They are being treated for drug abuse at the local clinic
It seemed perfectly natural that he should defend abuses by which he profited
The schoolmasters consistently lectured the boys against any abuse of themselves
The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of abuse, came to blows
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