Abuse vs. Neglect
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.
Neglectverb
(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
Neglectverb
(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
Neglectverb
(transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
Neglectnoun
The act of neglecting.
Neglectnoun
The state of being neglected.
Neglectnoun
Habitual lack of care.
Neglectverb
Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to allow to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
Neglectverb
To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
Neglectnoun
Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
Neglectnoun
Omission of attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
Neglectnoun
Habitual carelessness; negligence.
Neglectnoun
The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
Neglectnoun
lack of attention and due care
Neglectnoun
the state of something that has been unused and neglected;
Neglectnoun
willful lack of care and attention
Neglectnoun
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Neglectnoun
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Neglectverb
leave undone or leave out;
Neglectverb
fail to do something; leave something undone;
Neglectverb
fail to attend to;
Neglectverb
give little or no attention to;
Neglect
In the context of caregiving, neglect is a form of abuse where the perpetrator, who is responsible for caring for someone who is unable to care for themselves, fails to do so. It can be a result of carelessness, indifference, or unwillingness and abuse.Neglect may include the failure to provide sufficient supervision, nourishment, or medical care, or the failure to fulfill other needs for which the victim cannot provide themselves.
