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"the child showed signs of physical abuse"nouncruel or inhumane treatment
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"This boss abuses his workers"verbtreat badly
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"The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"verbuse foul or abusive language towards
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"Don't abuse the system"verbchange the inherent purpose or function of something
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"when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"nouna rude expression intended to offend or hurt
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"alcohol abuse" "the abuse of public funds"nounimproper or excessive use
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"Her husband often abuses alcohol" "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"verbuse wrongly or improperly or excessively
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