Abuse vs. Amuse

Abusenoun

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.

Abusenoun

Misuse; improper use; perversion.

Abusenoun

(obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.

Abusenoun

Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.

Abusenoun

  Catachresis.

Abusenoun

Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.

Abusenoun

Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.

Abuseverb

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

Abuseverb

(transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.

Abuseverb

To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.

Abuseverb

(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.

Abuseverb

To violate; defile; to rape.

Abuseverb

Misrepresent; adulterate.

Abuseverb

To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.

Abuseverb

Disuse.

Abuseverb

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.

Abuseverb

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.

Abuseverb

To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.

Abuseverb

To dishonor.

Abuseverb

To violate; to ravish.

Abuseverb

To deceive; to impose on.

Abusenoun

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.

Abusenoun

Physical ill treatment; injury.

Abusenoun

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

Abusenoun

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

Abusenoun

Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child.

Abusenoun

cruel or inhumane treatment

Abusenoun

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt;

Abusenoun

improper or excessive use

Abuseverb

treat badly;

Abuseverb

change the inherent purpose or function of something;

Abuseverb

use foul or abusive language towards;

Abuse

Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of a thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other types of aggression.

Amuseverb

(transitive) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.

Amuseverb

To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.

Amuseverb

To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

Amuseverb

To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.

Amuseverb

To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.

Amuseverb

To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.

Amuseverb

To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

Amuseverb

To muse; to mediate.

Amuseverb

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;

Amuseverb

make (somebody) laugh;