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濫用,侮辱,虐待,辱罵;弊病,陋習

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abuse \A*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Abusing}.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse,
   misuse; ab + uti to use. See {Use}.]
   1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a
      bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert;
      as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of;
      as, to abuse one's authority.

            This principle (if one may so abuse the word) shoots
            rapidly into popularity.              --Froude.

   2. To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish
      or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to
      abuse one's powers, one's patience.

   3. To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.

            The . . . tellers of news abused the general.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   4. To dishonor. ``Shall flight abuse your name?'' --Shak.

   5. To violate; to ravish. --Spenser.

   6. To deceive; to impose on. [Obs.]

            Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist
            cloud, and abused by a double object. --Jer. Taylor.

   Syn: To maltreat; injure; revile; reproach; vilify;
        vituperate; asperse; traduce; malign.

Abuse \A*buse"\, n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See {Abuse},
   v. t.]
   1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad
      purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an
      abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an
      abuse of language.

            Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty,
            as well as by the abuses of power.    --Madison.

   2. Physical ill treatment; injury. ``Rejoice . . . at the
      abuse of Falstaff.'' --Shak.

   3. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,
      the abuses in the civil service.

            Abuse after disappeared without a struggle..
                                                  --Macaulay.

   4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive
      language; virulent condemnation; reviling.

            The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of
            abuse, came to blows.                 --Macaulay.

   5. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.]

            Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? --Shak.

   {Abuse of distress} (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or
      chattel distrained, by the distrainer.

   Syn: Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult;
        opprobrium.

   Usage: {Abuse}, {Invective}. Abuse is generally prompted by
          anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is
          more personal and coarse than invective. Abuse
          generally takes place in private quarrels; invective
          in writing or public discussions. Invective may be
          conveyed in refined language and dictated by
          indignation against what is blameworthy. --C. J.
          Smith.

資料來源 : WordNet®

abuse
     n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment [syn: {maltreatment}, {ill-treatment},
           {ill-usage}]
     2: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a
        student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
        "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {insult},
         {revilement}, {contumely}, {vilification}]
     3: improper or excessive use [syn: {misuse}]

abuse
     v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always
          stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {maltreat},
           {ill-use}, {step}, {ill-treat}]
     2: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't
        abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused
        the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
        [syn: {pervert}, {misuse}]
     3: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused
        the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry
        mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: {clapperclaw}, {blackguard},
         {shout}]