abuse

[əˈbjuːz]

Definition:
1. Cruel or inhumane treatment.
2. The use of something in a way that is wrong or harmful.
3. Improper or excessive use.

Use 'abuse' in a sentence:

1. All the children had been physically and emotionally abused.
2. Quick-thinking TV bosses bleeped out the abuse.
3. Throughout the book Liu speaks of the abuse of Party power.
4. It's natural to feel helpless against such abuse.
5. I don't know why the guy yelled at me. And as for going back there, certainly I would never go back, for fear of receiving further abuse.
6. The boy had been sexually abused.
7. Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there.
8. He systematically abused his body with heroin and cocaine.
9. He addressed the clinical aspects of paedophilia and abuse.
10. What she did was an abuse of her position as manager.
11. He turned around and directed a torrent of abuse at me.
12. She screamed abuse at him.
13. The abuse of women needs to be treated seriously and sensitively.
14. The system is open to abuse.
15. She was shrieking abuse at them as they carried her off.
16. The descriptions of sexual abuse are graphic.
17. Women are often ashamed to admit they are being abused.
18. The abuse was directed at the TV crews.
19. Rival fans hurled abuse at each other.
20. I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.
21. He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse.
22. He had abused his own daughter.
23. He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position.
24. Every day the newspapers tell stories of children worldwide who are abused.
25. He was dragged out of the court, spitting abuse at the judge and jury.
26. He came out with a stream of abuse.
27. They were jostled and subjected to a torrent of verbal abuse.
28. She launched into a tirade of abuse against politicians.
29. She snarled abuse at anyone who happened to walk past.
30. Newspapers resorted to personal abuse.
31. She let fly with a stream of abuse.
32. In the past they have been the target of racist abuse.
33. She abused her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends.
34. Abuse can lead to both psychological and emotional problems.
35. The system of paying cash bonuses is open to abuse.
36. She suffered years of physical abuse.
37. The women acted in self-defence after years of abuse.
38. I told her what I thought and got a mouthful of abuse for my pains!
39. Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.
40. He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers.
41. The report detailed the human rights abuses committed during the war.
42. The referee had been threatened and abused.
43. Human rights abuses by any party are intolerable.
44. He felt they had abused his trust by talking about him to the press.
45. She let loose a stream of abuse.
46. The government is taking action to combat drug abuse.
47. What went on here was an abuse of power.
48. The system, though well-meaning, is open to abuse.