abuse

/əˈbjuːz/ verb [T]

Definition

VIOLENCE › to treat someone cruelly and violently: He was physically abused by his alcoholic father.

WRONG USE › to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong: to abuse alcohol

LANGUAGE › to say rude and offensive words to someone: The crowd started abusing him.

abuser noun [C]

(Definition of abuse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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