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— English words —

• abuse n. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
• abuse n. Misuse; improper use; perversion.
• abuse n. (Obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
• abuse n. Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
• abuse n. (Now rare) Catachresis.
• abuse n. Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
• abuse n. Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.
• abuse v. (Transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose…
• abuse v. (Transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
• abuse v. (Transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive…
• abuse v. (Transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of…
• abuse v. (Transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate.
• abuse v. (Transitive, obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate.
• abuse v. (Transitive, obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
• abuse v. (Transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Disuse.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Romagnol
  • abușê adj. Abused.
  • abușê v. Abused.

— English words, defined in German —

• abuse V. Etwas über die Maßen benutzen: missbrauchen, misshandeln, malträtieren.
• abuse V. Etwas in einer falschen Art und Weise benutzen.
• abuse V. Beschimpfen, anpöbeln.
• abuse V. Veraltet: hintergehen.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• abuse n. Misbruik.
• abuse n. Mishandeling.
• abuse n. Gescheld, verguizing.
• abuse w. Overgankelijk misbruiken.
• abuse w. Overgankelijk mishandelen.
• abuse w. Overgankelijk beledigen, beschimpen, honen, uitschelden, verguizen.

— English words, defined in French —

• abuse n. Abus.
• abuse v. Abuser, molester.
• abuse v. Injurier, insulter.
• abuse v. Maltraiter, malmener.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• abuse s. Abuso.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• abuse s. Abuso.
• abuse s. Injúria, afronta, ofensa.
• abuse s. Violação, depravação.
• abuse v. Abusar.
• abuse v. Injuriar, afrontar.
• abuse v. Maltratar.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• abuse s. Abuso.
• abuse s. (In particolare) abuso, maltrattamento, violenza.
• abuse s. (In particolare) abuso sessuale.

— In French —

• abuse v. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe abuser.
• abuse v. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe abuser.
• abuse v. Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe abuser.
• abuse v. Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe abuser.
• abuse v. Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe abuser.
• abusé adj. Qui est trompé.
• abusé adj. (Familier) Exagéré.
• abusé adj. (Sens figuré) Mal utilisé, détruit.
• abusé v. Participe passé masculin singulier de abuser.

— In Spanish —

• abuse v. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de abusar.
• abuse v. Tercera persona del singular (ella, él, ello; usted, 2.ª…
• abuse v. Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de abusar.
• abusé v. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto…

94 English words from 17 English definitions

Abused abusive activity adulterate angrily another application archaic attack bad basis Catachresis coarse confidence corrupt cruel cruelty custom deceive deception defile defilement delusion Disuse drug especially for forcing hurt imbibe impose imposture improper improperly injure injury insult insulting intended intentionally language malign maltreat maltreatment masturbate misapply Misrepresent misrepresentation misuse more Now obsolete offensive often one other other␣than person perversion Physical practice purpose put put␣to rape rare reflexive repeated repeatedly revile Scotland sexual speak speech take than that the Transitive treat treatment trick undesired unjust unjustly usage use vilifies violate Violation was with wrong wrongful

17 English words from 37 foreign definitions

abuser Art del die ello est insulter Mal masculin molester passé perfecto persona Première Sens singular und

81 foreign words from 37 foreign definitions

Abus abusar abuso afronta afrontar anpöbeln Art␣und␣Weise beledigen benutzen beschimpen Beschimpfen depravação détruit Deuxième Deuxième␣personne einer ella Etwas Exagéré falschen Familier figuré Gescheld hintergehen honen impératif imperativo indicatif Injúria Injuriar Injurier Maßen malmener Maltraiter Maltratar malträtieren maltrattamento Misbruik misbruiken mishandelen Mishandeling missbrauchen misshandeln ofensa Overgankelijk Participe Participe␣passé particolare personne Première␣personne présent presente pretérito pretérito␣perfecto Primera Primera␣persona Qui Segunda Segunda␣persona Sens␣figuré sessuale singulier subjonctif subjonctif␣présent subjuntivo Tercera Tercera␣persona Troisième Troisième␣personne trompé über uitschelden usted utilisé Veraltet verbe verguizen verguizing Violação violenza Weise

25 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

abused abusee abuser abuses abusees abusers abusest abuseth abusedly abusedst abuseful abuseable abuseless abusement abusefully abusements abuseability abusefulness abuse␣of␣process abuse␣of␣distress abuse␣of␣notation abuses␣of␣process abuses␣of␣notation abuse␣of␣discretion abuses␣of␣discretion

43 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Labuses coabuser reabused re-abused reabuses re-abuses unabused antabuses Antabuses coabusers databuses data␣buses disabused disabuser disabuses nonabused non-abused nonabuser disabusers disabuseth drug␣abuser nonabusers overabused overabuses polyabuser self-abused self-abuser self-abuses syllabuses tabu␣search banana␣buses child␣abuser drug␣abusers polyabusers self-abusers undisabused child␣abusers ritual␣abuses sexual␣abuses tabu␣searches solvent␣abuser solvent␣abusers satanic␣ritual␣abuses

24 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

coabuse reabuse re-abuse antabuse Antabuse disabuse sex␣abuse antiabuse dog's␣abuse drug␣abuse overabuse polyabuse self-abuse tech␣abuse child␣abuse racket␣abuse ritual␣abuse sexual␣abuse alcohol␣abuse solvent␣abuse child␣sex␣abuse substance␣abuse child␣sexual␣abuse satanic␣ritual␣abuse

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Abu ABU ABUs bus 'bus bus. Bus. use

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ESU sub sub- sub. Suba

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

aubes beaus

29 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Abreus absume abused abusee abuser abuses Aubles bagues basque Basque Baumés b'cause beatus beauts Bleaus Breaus bursae bursæ daubes Sauber sea␣bug suable Subera subsea sunbae Swabue Taubes uayebs usable

28 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Abes ABUs aube Aube baes base Base BASE B.A.S.E. Basu Baus Beas beau Beau Beus Buas Bues Busa EABs eaus EBSA e-bus Esau EUAs seba Suba UAEs UEAs

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

abase abune Abure abus'd amuse

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

ABUs

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

abusee

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