Noun

Singular abuse

Plural abuses

abuse (plural abuses)

  1. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; perversion.
    • Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty, as well as by the abuses of power.- James Madison
  2. Physical or verbal maltreatment; injury.
  3. Sexual assault; violation; rape.
  4. An unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime; fault.
  5. Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language.

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Derived terms

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sat Aug 8 16:45:41 2009

Abuse refers to the use or treatment of something (a person, item, substance, concept, idea or vocabulary) that is harmful. It can be classed by the target of abuse or the type of abuse.

Classes of abuse

Classed by targets of abuse include

  • Animal abuse: Abuse or cruelty directed at animals.
  • Child abuse: Abuse, usually physical, emotional or sexual, directed at a child.
  • Elder abuse: Abuse, most often physical or in the form of psychological threats, directed at the elderly, especially in nursing homes and similar institutions.
  • Spousal abuse (or domestic violence): Abuse, usually physical, or psychological abuse, directed at one's domestic partner.
  • Some grammarians use the word "abuse" or "abusive" to refer to wrong use of a word or grammatical form.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Wed Aug 5 06:56:57 2009

What are your thoughts about animal abuse?
Q. I was just wondering what some of your thoughts on animal abuse are? I personally can't believe people can do that to a living breathing animal. I don't understand it. I want to work as an animal abuse control officer and someday open my own adoption facility for abused animals, of any kind. I especially hate those korean dog meat farms, I can't even bare to see nor watch videos about it.
Asked by C0L - Mon Dec 15 23:28:11 2008 - - 14 Answers - 1 Comments

A. i have no tolerance for any kind of animal mistreatment.i quit going to the pet section because so many people on there that were being irresponsible pet owners and after getting 12 violations in 1 week for saying what i thought i left it. good for you for your goals. i. love animal planets shows about the abuse inspectors. i hope you succeed in all your endeavors.
Answered by whizzz - Mon Dec 15 23:39:15 2008

What are some crazy definitions of animal abuse and animal welfare?
Q. I need to know what some of your personal definitions are of animal abuse and animal welfare...the crazier the better as long as they could actually be real. Thanks a lot.
Asked by rotcfreak1 - Mon Oct 27 01:01:10 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Animal abuse is when you don't have a name for your no-legged dog because no matter what you call him he wont come.
Answered by lines_45 - Mon Oct 27 01:52:13 2008

How should we react to the latest human rights abuse in China?
Q. Yuan Weijing, wife of activist Chen Guangcheng, has herself been arrested on the way to the Philippines to receive an award for her husband. He has been imprisoned for exposing corruption and abuse in the "One Child Policy" including forced sterilizations and involuntary abortions. Under the communist government's one-child policy, urban dwellers are allowed one child and rural families can have two if the first is a girl. Ruthless enforcement has triggered widespread opposition, especially in the countryside. But Communist Party officials and the rich often ignore the law themselves. Yuan has said that Chen, who is blind, had been severely beaten in prison. Human Rights Watch had previously labeled her husband's case an example of… [cont.]
Asked by Rillifane - Fri Aug 24 04:13:57 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The next time your in Wal-Mart or, any other large shopping facility and, your looking for clothes to buy, usually this is the biggest problems. Look at the labels and make sure the label says Made in U.S.A. Although this can also be altered it's about as safe as you can get. It's abhorrent to me, to know an article of clothing I bought was made by some eight (8) year old that is tied to her machine ten twelve hours a day with only one meal if she's lucky. These horror stories come out of the Far East all the time with accuracy from the world health organizations. Wal-Mart is the biggest contributor to these purchases to make their $89 + billions a year for the three sisters. While they turn a deaf ear to their own employees… [cont.]
Answered by cowboydoc - Fri Aug 24 05:11:14 2007

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