English-Thai Dictionary

abuse

N การ ข่มเหง  การกระทำ ทารุ ณ  การปฏิบัติ ไม่ดี ต่อ  mistreatment harm damage help kan-khom-heng

 

abuse

N การ สบประมาท  kan-sop-pra-mat

 

abuse

N การ ใช้ ใน ทาง ที่ ผิด  misuse ill-usage kan-chai-nai-thang-thi-phit

 

abuse

VT ข่มเหง  รีดนาทาเร้น  ท รมา ทรกรรม  khom-heng

 

abuse

VT สบประมาท  ดูถูก  ครหา  กล่าวร้าย  ประจาน  ผรุสวาท  revile malign sop-pra-mad

 

abuse

VT ใช้ ใน ทาง ที่ ผิด  misuse chai-nai-thang-ti-phid

 

abuser

N ผู้ใช้ ใน ทาง ที่ ผิด  poo-chai-nai-tarng-ti-pid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABUSE

v.t.s as z. [L. abutor, abusus of ab and utor, to use; Gr. to accustom. See Use. ] 1. To use ill; to maltreat; to misuse; to use with bad motives or to wrong purposes; as, to abuse rights or privileges.
They that use this world as not abusing it. 1 Corinthians 7:31
2. To violate; to defile by improper sexual intercourse.
3. To deceive; to impose on.
Nor be with all these tempting words abused.
4. To treat rudely, or with reproachful language; to revile.
He mocked and abused them shamefully.
5. To pervert the meaning of; to misapply; as to abuse words.

 

ABUSE

n.Ill use; improper treatment or employment; application to a wrong purpose; as an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of religious privileges; abuse of advantages, etc. Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty, as well as by the abuses of power.
2. A corrupt practice or custom, as the abuses of government.
3. Rude speech; reproachful language addressed to a person; contumely; reviling words.
4. Seduction.
After the abuse he forsook me.
5. Perversion of meaning; improper use or application; as an abuse of words.

 

ABUSED

pp. s as z. Ill-used; used to a bad purpose; treated with rude language; misemployed; perverted to bad or wrong ends; deceived; defiled; violated.

 

ABUSEFUL

a.Using or practicing abuse; abusive. [Not used. ]

 

ABUSER

n.s as z. One who abuses, in speech or behavior; one that deceives; a ravisher; a sodomite. 1 Corinthians 6:9

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABUSE

A *buse ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abused; p. pr. & vb. n. Abusing. ] Etym: [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. Etym: [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. -- 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.

 

ABUSEFUL

ABUSEFUL A *buse "ful, a.

 

Defn: Full of abuse; abusive. [R.] "Abuseful names." Bp. Barlow.

 

ABUSER

ABUSER A *bus "er, n.

 

Defn: One who abuses [in the various senses of the verb ].

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

abuse

a buse ▶verb |əˈbyo͞oz əˈbjuz | [ with obj. ] 1 use (something ) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse: the judge abused his power by imposing the fines. • make excessive and habitual use of (alcohol or drugs, esp. illegal ones ). 2 treat (a person or an animal ) with cruelty or violence, esp. regularly or repeatedly: riders who abuse their horses should be prosecuted. • assault (someone, esp. a woman or child ) sexually: he was a depraved man who had abused his two young daughters | (as adj. abused ) : abused children. • (abuse oneself ) euphemistic masturbate. • use or treat in such a way as to cause damage or harm: he had been abusing his body for years. 3 speak in an insulting and offensive way to or about (someone ): the referee was abused by players from both teams. ▶noun |əˈbyo͞os əˈbjus | 1 the improper use of something: alcohol abuse | an abuse of public funds. • unjust or corrupt practice: protection against fraud and abuse | human rights abuses. 2 cruel and violent treatment of a person or animal: a black eye and other signs of physical abuse. • violent treatment involving sexual assault, esp. on a repeated basis: young people who have suffered sexual abuse. 3 insulting and offensive language: waving his fists and hurling abuse at the driver. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin abus- ‘misused, ’ from the verb abuti, from ab- ‘away ’ (i.e., ‘wrongly ’) + uti ‘to use. ’

 

abuser

a bus er |əˈbyo͞ozər əˈbjuzər | ▶noun [ usu. with modifier ] someone who regularly or habitually abuses someone or something, in particular: • someone who makes excessive use of alcohol or illegal drugs: intravenous drug abusers. • someone who sexually assaults another person, esp. a woman or child: an alleged child abuser.

 

Oxford Dictionary

abuse

abuse ▶verb |əˈbjuːz | [ with obj. ] 1 use (something ) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse: the judge abused his power by imposing the fines. • make excessive and habitual use of (alcohol or drugs, especially illegal ones ). 2 treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly: riders who abuse their horses should be prosecuted. • assault (someone, especially a woman or child ) sexually: he was a depraved man who had abused his two young daughters | (as adj. abused ) : abused children. • (abuse oneself ) euphemistic masturbate. • use or treat in such a way as to cause damage or harm: he had been abusing his body for years. 3 speak to (someone ) in an insulting and offensive way: the referee was abused by players from both teams. ▶noun |əˈbjuːs | [ mass noun ] 1 the improper use of something: alcohol abuse | [ count noun ] : an abuse of public funds. • unjust or corrupt practice: protection against fraud and abuse | [ count noun ] : human rights abuses. 2 cruel and violent treatment of a person or animal: a black eye and other signs of physical abuse. • violent treatment involving sexual assault, especially on a regular basis. 3 insulting and offensive language: waving his fists and hurling abuse at the driver. DERIVATIVES abuser noun drug abusers ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin abus- ‘misused ’, from the verb abuti, from ab- ‘away ’ (i.e. ‘wrongly ’) + uti ‘to use ’.

 

abuser

a bus er |əˈbyo͞ozər əˈbjuzər | ▶noun [ usu. with modifier ] someone who regularly or habitually abuses someone or something, in particular: • someone who makes excessive use of alcohol or illegal drugs: intravenous drug abusers. • someone who sexually assaults another person, esp. a woman or child: an alleged child abuser.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

abuse

abuse verb 1 the judge abused his power: misuse, misapply, misemploy; exploit, take advantage of. 2 he was accused of abusing children: mistreat, maltreat, ill-treat, treat badly; molest, interfere with, indecently assault, sexually abuse, sexually assault; injure, hurt, harm, damage. ANTONYMS look after, nurture. 3 the referee was abused by players from both teams: insult, be rude to, swear at, curse, call someone names, taunt, shout at, revile, inveigh against, bawl out, vilify, slander, cast aspersions on; informal badmouth, dis. ANTONYMS compliment, flatter. ▶noun 1 the abuse of power: misuse, misapplication, misemployment; exploitation. 2 the abuse of children: mistreatment, maltreatment, ill-treatment; molestation, interference, indecent assault, sexual abuse, sexual assault; injury, hurt, harm, damage. ANTONYMS care, nurturing. 3 the scheme is open to administrative abuse: corruption, injustice, wrongdoing, wrong, misconduct, misdeed (s ), offense (s ), crime (s ), sin (s ). 4 torrents of abuse: insults, curses, jibes, expletives, swear words; swearing, cursing, name-calling; invective, vilification, vituperation, slander; informal trash talk; archaic contumely. ANTONYMS compliments, flattery. 5 alcohol abuse: addiction, dependency, overuse, misuse, problems.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

abuse

abuse verb 1 the judge abused his power by imposing the fines: misuse, misapply, misemploy, mishandle; exploit, pervert, take advantage of. 2 he was accused of abusing children: mistreat, maltreat, ill-treat, treat badly, ill-use, misuse; handle /treat roughly, knock about /around, manhandle, mishandle, maul, molest, interfere with, indecently assault, sexually abuse, sexually assault, grope, assault, hit, strike, beat; injure, hurt, harm, damage; wrong, bully, persecute, oppress, torture; informal beat up, rough up, do over. ANTONYMS look after. 3 the referee was abused by players from both teams: insult, be rude to, swear at, curse, call someone names, taunt, shout at, scold, rebuke, upbraid, reprove, castigate, inveigh against, impugn, slur, revile, smear, vilify, vituperate against, slander, libel, cast aspersions on, offend, slight, disparage, denigrate, defame; Brit. informal slag off; N. Amer. informal trash-talk; archaic miscall. ANTONYMS compliment, flatter. ▶noun 1 this law is not going to stop the abuse of power: misuse, misapplication, misemployment, mishandling; exploitation, perversion. 2 the abuse of children is a major social problem: mistreatment, maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-use, misuse; rough treatment, manhandling, mishandling, molestation, interference, indecent assault, sexual abuse, sexual assault, assaulting, hitting, striking, beating; injury, hurt, harm, damage; wronging, bullying, persecution, oppression, torture; informal beating up, roughing up, doing over. ANTONYMS care. 3 the scheme is open to political control and administrative abuse: corruption, injustice, wrongdoing, wrong, misconduct, delinquency, misdeed (s ), offence (s ), crime, fault, sin. 4 torrents of abuse: insults, curses, jibes, slurs, expletives, swear words; swearing, cursing, name-calling, scolding; rebukes, upbraiding, reproval, invective, castigation, revilement, vilification, vituperation, slander, libel, slights, disparagement, denigration, defamation; informal slanging, a slanging match, mud-slinging, disrespect; Brit. informal verbal (s ); N. Amer. informal trash talk; archaic contumely. ANTONYMS compliments, flattery.

 

French Dictionary

abuser

abuser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif direct Tromper, duper. : Certains correspondants désinforment et abusent le monde sur la réalité cubaine. SYNONYME berner ; leurrer . verbe transitif indirect 1 Faire mauvais usage de. : Et il y a ce problème qui n ’a jamais été résolu – la tendance de l ’être humain à abuser de son pouvoir. N ’abusez pas de la situation. 2 User de façon excessive. : Lorsqu ’un État abuse de la planche à billets, n ’est-il pas faussaire? Le développement durable est devenu une « tarte à la crème », dont abusent parfois les entreprises pour améliorer une image très détériorée. Note Syntaxique En ces sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de. 3 absolument Exagérer. : La démocratie est plus saine quand on ne ménage pas ceux qui abusent. Face aux hôteliers qui abusent, il existe des moyens coercitifs. verbe pronominal Se méprendre, se faire illusion. : S ’abuser sur le pouvoir. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle commençait à croire qu ’elle s ’était abusée. Si je ne m ’abuse. Sauf erreur. : Vous avez participé à la réunion, si je ne m ’abuse. FORME FAUTIVE abusée (en parlant d ’une personne ). Anglicisme au sens de violée, maltraitée, violentée, victime de mauvais traitements. aimer

 

abuseur

abuseur , euse adj. et n. m. et f. Personne qui abuse. : Ce sont des profiteurs, voire des abuseurs. FORME FAUTIVE abuseur. Anglicisme au sens de agresseur sexuel.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

abuse

a buse /əbjúːs / (!名詞 と 動詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) 〖ab (逸脱した )use (使用 )〗名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 U C 不正な使用 , 乱用 ▸ abuse of power (職務 )権力の乱用 ▸ The current system is open to abuse .今のシステムだと悪用される恐れがある ▸ alcohol [drug, solvent ] abuse 過度の飲酒 [麻薬乱用, シンナー遊び ]2 U C 〖通例修飾語を伴って 〗(性的な )虐待 ; (権利の )侵害 ▸ child [sexual ] abuse 児童 [性的 ]虐待 ▸ suffer physical [racial ] abuse 身体的 [人種差別による ]虐待に苦しむ ▸ a case of human rights abuses 人権侵害の問題 3 U ののしり, 悪口, 雑言 ▸ a stream [torrent ] of abuse 悪態の数々 ▸ shout [scream, hurl ] abuse at A A 〈人 〉にののしりの言葉を投げかける ▸ a term of abuse 悪口 4 C 〖しばしば ～s 〗悪習, 腐敗行為 .動詞 /əbjúːz /～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; abusing 他動詞 1 〈地位 職権など 〉を悪用する ; 〈薬物など 〉を乱用する ▸ abuse A's trust A 〈人 〉の信頼を裏切って私益のために利用する ▸ abuse drugs 麻薬を乱用する 2 〈弱い立場にある人 〉を (性的に )虐待する ▸ Bob was physically abused as a child by his father .ボブは幼いころ, 父親から肉体的虐待を受けた 3 …をののしる, …に悪口 [雑言 ]を吐く (insult ).4 〈自分の体など 〉を酷使する, 痛めつける .ab ú se one s è lf 自慰行為をする (masturbate ).a b ú s er 名詞 C 虐待者 ; 乱用者 ; 悪用者 .

 

abused

a bused /əbjúːzd /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗虐待を受けた (｟連語 ｠emotionally, physically, verbally, sexually )▸ abused children 虐待された子供たち