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- Dictionarya·bus·er/əˈbyo͞ozər/
noun
- 1. a person who uses something to bad effect or for a bad purpose: "notorious abusers of the English language"
- 2. a person who treats another person or animal with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly: "abusers often control the victim's access to friends and family"
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ABUSER definition: 1. someone who treats another person in a cruel, violent, or unfair way: 2. someone who uses…. Learn more.
1. : a corrupt practice or custom. the buying of votes and other election abuses. 2. : improper or excessive use or treatment : misuse. drug abuse. 3. : language that condemns or vilifies usually unjustly, intemperately, and angrily. verbal abuse. a term of abuse. 4. : physical maltreatment. child abuse. sexual abuse. 5.
a person who treats another person or animal in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually. a child abuser. a person or an organization that uses power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly. The country is a notorious abuser of human rights. Check pronunciation: abuser. Definition of abuser noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
1. a. Improper or excessive use; misuse: abuse of authority; drug abuse. b. Rough treatment or use: shoes that have taken a lot of abuse. 2. a. Physical maltreatment or violence: spousal abuse. b. Sexual abuse. c. Insulting or hurtful language, especially when used to threaten or demoralize: subjected her subordinates to verbal abuse. 3.
Definitions of abuser. noun. someone who abuses. synonyms: maltreater. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Abuser." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/abuser. Accessed 05 Oct. 2024. Copy citation. Teachers, get essential resources including. 15,000+ vocabulary lists. adaptive activities.
abuse noun (CRUEL BEHAVIOUR) B2. cruel, violent, or unfair treatment of someone: child abuse She claimed to have been a victim of child abuse. physical abuse She endured physical abuse (= bad treatment) from her stepfather. sexual abuse He was arrested for the sexual abuse of a minor.
Abuser definition: One who abuses someone or something. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.].
1. /əˈbjus/ cruel or inhumane treatment. 2. /əˈbjuz/ treat badly. IPA guide. Other forms: abused; abuses; abusing. If you abuse someone, it means you are hurting that person, mentally, emotionally, or physically. If someone else is harming you, you are yourself suffering from abuse.
n. wrong or improper use; misuse: the abuse of privileges. harshly or coarsely insulting language: The officer heaped abuse on his men. bad or improper treatment; maltreatment: The child was subjected to cruel abuse. a corrupt or improper practice or custom: the abuses of a totalitarian regime.
A person who abuses someone can be called an abuser, and such a person is said to be abusive. Abuse can also be used as a verb meaning to misuse something or as a noun meaning misuse—referring to the overuse or improper use of things.
