abuses

The word “abuses” has 3 syllables: a-bus-es

It's pronounced as /əˈbjuːzɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for abuses?

In the thesaurus, “abuses” has 155 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abuses along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abuses

affronts
asperses
aspersions
assails
attacks
bad-mouths
bashes
beats up on
belabors
belittlements
belittles
berates
billingsgates
blackguardisms
blackguards
blasphemes
blasphemies
blasts
bleeds
broadsides
brutalizes
bullies
burns
castigates
castigations
chastisements
chastises
cheats
chides
commercializes
commodifies
corruptions
corrupts
criticisms
criticizes
curses
damages
debasements
debases
degrades
desecrates
desecrations
destructions
diatribes
disparagements
disparages
epithets
excoriates
excoriations
execrates
execrations
expletives
exploits
fleeces
fulminates
fulminations
harangues
harasses
harms
harries
hurts
ill-treatments
ill-treats
ill-usages
ill-uses
imprecates
imprecations
injures
insults
invectives
jerks around
kicks around
lambastes
lambasts
leverages
libels
lights into
maledictions
maltreatments
maltreats
manhandles
manipulates
messes over
milks
misapplications
misapplies
misemployments
misemploys
mishandles
mismanagements
mismanages
mistreatments
mistreats
misusages
misuses
misutilizations
molests
obloquies
oppresses
opprobriums
outrages
overcharges
persecutes
perversions
perverts
pimps
polemics
potshots
profanations
profanes
profanities
prostitutes
prostitutions
put-downs
puts down
rebukes
reprimands
reproofs
revilements
reviles
ruins
sails into
sandbags
savages
scathes
scolds
scurrilities
skins
slams
slanders
slurs
soaks
sticks
swearwords
takes apart
ties into
tirades
torments
tortures
trades on
traduces
trashes
twists
uses
victimizes
vilifications
vilifies
violates
vitriols
vituperates
vituperations
walks on
whips
works
wrongs

Antonyms for abuses

acclaim
acclaims
adulations
applauses
applications
applies
babies
blarneys
cherishes
coddles
commendations
commends
compliments
congratulations
employments
employs
endearments
favors
felicitations
flatteries
fosters
gratifies
hails
humors
indulges
lauds
mollycoddles
nurtures
overpraises
pampers
praises
respects
soft soaps
spoils
uses
utilizations
utilizes

Meanings of abuses

noun
1. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
2. Misuse; improper use; perversion.
3. A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
4. Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
5. Catachresis.
6. Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
7. Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.
verb
1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert.
2. To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
3. To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
4. 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.
5. To violate; defile; to rape.
6. Misrepresent; adulterate.
7. To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
8. Disuse.

Example Sentences

The government vowed to investigate reports of human rights abuses and hold perpetrators accountable.
Freedom of speech should not be used as a shield for spreading hate speech and other harmful abuses of expression.
Corporate leaders must establish strict policies to prevent workplace abuses and foster a culture of respect and inclusion.
Children should be educated about the dangers of online abuses and how to protect themselves from cyberbullying.
The international community condemned the use of chemical weapons as flagrant abuses of humanitarian law.

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