"abuse" as 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.
"abuse" as 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.
