abuse

abuse
1. transitive verb
1) (misuse) missbrauchen [Macht, Recht, Autorität, Vertrauen]; (maltreat) peinigen, quälen [Tier]

sexually abuse — sexuell missbrauchen

2) (insult) beschimpfen
2. noun
1) (misuse) Missbrauch, der
2) (unjust or corrupt practice) Missstand, der
3) (insults) Beschimpfungen Pl.

a term of abuse — ein Schimpfwort

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1. [ə'bju:z] verb
1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) mißbrauchen
2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) beschimpfen
2. [ə'bju:s] noun
1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) die Beschimpfungen
2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) der Mißbrauch
- academic.ru/252/abusive">abusive
- abusively
- abusiveness
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abuse
I. n
[əˈbju:s]
1. no pl (affront)
[verbal] \abuse Beschimpfung[en] f[pl]
a stream [or torrent] of \abuse ein Schwall m von Beschimpfungen
a term of \abuse ein Schimpfwort nt
to hurl \abuse at sb jdn beschimpfen
to hurl a torrent of \abuse at sb jdm einen Schwall von Beschimpfungen entgegenschleudern
2. no pl (maltreatment) Missbrauch m
child \abuse Kindesmissbrauch m
to have been a victim of child \abuse als Kind missbraucht worden sein
mental/physical \abuse psychische/körperliche Misshandlung
sexual \abuse sexueller Missbrauch
3. no pl (misuse) Missbrauch m
\abuse of process LAW Verfahrensmissbrauch m
be open to \abuse sich akk leicht missbrauchen lassen, leicht ausgenutzt werden
alcohol/drug \abuse Alkohol-/Drogenmissbrauch m
4. (breach) Verletzung f
\abuse of human rights Menschenrechtsverletzungen pl
5. (corrupt practice)
\abuses pl korrupte Machenschaften
II. vt
[əˈbju:z]
to [verbally] \abuse sb jdn beschimpfen
2. (maltreat)
to \abuse sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier missbrauchen
to \abuse sb emotionally/physically/sexually jdn psychisch/körperlich/sexuell misshandeln
3. (exploit)
to \abuse sth etw missbrauchen
to \abuse one's authority/position seine Autorität/Stellung missbrauchen
to \abuse sb's kindness jds Freundlichkeit ausnutzen
to \abuse sb's trust jds Vertrauen missbrauchen
4. (breach)
to \abuse sb's rights jds Rechte verletzen
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[ə'bjuːs]
1. n
1) no pl (= insults) Beschimpfungen pl

a term of abuse — ein Schimpfwort nt

to shout abuse at sb — jdm Beschimpfungen an den Kopf werfen

to heap abuse on sb — jdn mit Beschimpfungen überschütten

See:
shower, stream
2) (= misuse) Missbrauch m; (= unjust practice) Missstand m

abuse of confidence/authority — Vertrauens-/Amtsmissbrauch m

abuse of power — Machtmissbrauch m

the system is open to abuse — das System lässt sich leicht missbrauchen [ə'bjuːz]

2. vt
1) (= revile) beschimpfen, schmähen (geh)
2) (= misuse) missbrauchen; one's health Raubbau treiben mit
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abuse
A v/t [əˈbjuːz]
1. a) seine Macht missbrauchen
b) schlechten Gebrauch machen von
c) übermäßig beanspruchen
d) schädigen
2. JUR besonders Kinder misshandeln
3. jemanden beleidigen, beschimpfen (for wegen)
4. JUR jemanden (sexuell) missbrauchen, sich vergehen an (dat)
5. obs täuschen
B s [əˈbjuːs]
1. Missbrauch m, Missstand m, falscher Gebrauch, Übergriff m:
abuse of authority JUR Amts-, Ermessensmissbrauch;
abuse of a patent missbräuchliche Patentbenutzung;
abuse of power Machtmissbrauch
2. Schädigung f
3. JUR Misshandlung f
4. Beschimpfung f, Schimpfworte pl, Beleidigungen pl: hurl A
5. JUR (sexueller) Missbrauch
6. obs Täuschung f
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1. transitive verb
1) (misuse) missbrauchen [Macht, Recht, Autorität, Vertrauen]; (maltreat) peinigen, quälen [Tier]

sexually abuse — sexuell missbrauchen

2) (insult) beschimpfen
2. noun
1) (misuse) Missbrauch, der
2) (unjust or corrupt practice) Missstand, der
3) (insults) Beschimpfungen Pl.

a term of abuse — ein Schimpfwort

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n.
Missbrauch m.
Schmähung f. v.
beschimpfen v.
missbrauchen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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