B2verb · transitive · common

abuse

abuse · abuses · abused · abusing

зловживати, ображати, знущатися, зловжити

злоупотреблять, издеваться, обидеть, оскорблять

missbrauchen, beleidigen, beschimpfen

To put to a wrong useTo put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

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UK/əˈbjuːz/US/əˈbjuz/

» Tom abuses his authority, so no one likes him.

Том зловживає владою, тому його ніхто не любить.

Meaning

8 senses

(transitive)To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
He abused his authority.
missbrauchen
злоупотребля́тьzloupotrebljátʹ, злоупотреби́тьzloupotrebítʹ
зловжива́тиzlovžyváty, зловжи́тиzlovžýty
use wrongly or improperly or excessively
(transitive)To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
missbrauchen
издева́тьсяizdevátʹsja
знуща́тисяznuščátysja
(transitive)To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
beschimpfen, beleidigen
оскорбля́тьoskorbljátʹ, оскорби́тьoskorbítʹ, обижа́тьobižátʹ
обража́тиobražáty, пригно́блюватиpryhnóbljuvaty
(transitive)To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
(archaic, transitive)To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate.
vergewaltigen, missbrauchen
наси́ловатьnasílovatʹ, изнаси́ловатьiznasílovatʹ
гвалтува́тиhvaltuváty, згвалтува́тиzhvaltuváty, ґвалтува́тиgvaltuváty
(obsolete, transitive)Misrepresent; adulterate.
(obsolete, transitive)To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
(Scotland, obsolete, transitive)Disuse.

Examples

405 sentences

Tom abuses his authority, so no one likes him.
Том зловживає владою, тому його ніхто не любить.
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He abuses his authority.
Він зловживає своїм авторитетом.
ruОн злоупотребляет своим авторитетом.
deEr missbraucht seine Autorität.
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Tom abused my trust.
Том зловжив моєю довірою.
ruТом злоупотреблял моим доверием.
deTom missbrauchte mein Vertrauen.
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Tom abused our trust.
Том зловжив нашою довірою.
ruТом злоупотребил нашим доверием.
deTom hat unser Vertrauen missbraucht.
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Tom abuses his authority.
Том зловживає владою.
deTom missbraucht seine Autorität.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 4

to use improperly:

to hurt:

to insult:

to rape:

Русский

By meaning 4

to use improperly:

to hurt:

to insult:

to rape:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to use improperly:

to insult:

to rape:

Origin

From Middle English abusen, from Middle French abuser, from Latin abūsus (“misused, using

From Middle English abusen, from Middle French abuser, from Latin abūsus (“misused, using up”), perfect active participle of abūtor (“to use up, misuse, consume”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ūtor (“to use”).

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