abuse
verb (used with object)
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
abuser
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a word derived from
abuse.
Example Sentences
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Both leaders said they’d never heard of an abuser going to a staffer’s home or of someone in their position needing to institute personal security measures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The existing 15-year baseline sentence will still apply in cases where a victim of domestic abuse kills their abuser, which the department said was an "important safeguard to further protect victims".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Todo, who said he had been attacked online "as a robot abuser", visited Unitree in China last year to excuse himself for the unconventional treatment of their device.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Still, it’s bothersome that a world-famous abuser was among the cohort who’ve been misreading and misrepresenting Nabokov’s “love affair with the English language” since its release.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
But Master stood protectingly in front of his abuser.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
