abuse

/əˈbjuːz/ verb [T]

Translation

VIOLENCE › to treat someone cruelly and violently

birine kaba ve vahşice davranmak

He was physically abused by his alcoholic father.933

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

kötüye kullanmak, istismar etmek

to abuse alcohol1338

LANGUAGE › to say rude and offensive words to someone

aşağılayıcı ve kaba söz söylemek

The crowd started abusing him.9331015

abuser noun [C] ›

kötüye davranan

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

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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