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• abuse — abuse; dis·abuse; …   English syllables

• abuse — 1. verb 1) the judge abused his power Syn: misuse, misapply, misemploy; exploit, take advantage of 2) he was accused of abusing children Syn: mistreat, maltreat, ill treat, treat badly; molest, interfere with …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Abuse of distress — Distress Dis*tress , n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF. destresse, destrece, F. d[ e]tresse, OF. destrecier to distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See {Distrain}, and cf. {Stress}.] 1. Extreme pain or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• abuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misuse, misapply; mistreat, injure, damage; malign, scold, berate, vilify, curse; flay. n. injury, desecration; insult. See disapprobation, badness, deception, impurity, wrong.Ant., praise,… …   English dictionary for students

• disabuse — dis·abuse …   English syllables

• disabuse — 1610s, from DIS (Cf. dis ) + ABUSE (Cf. abuse). Related: Disabused; disabusing …   Etymology dictionary

• disabuse — dis a*buse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disabusing}.] [Pref. dis + abuse; cf. F. d[ e]sabuser.] To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right; often used with of; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disabused — disabuse dis a*buse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disabusing}.] [Pref. dis + abuse; cf. F. d[ e]sabuser.] To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right; often used with of; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disabusing — disabuse dis a*buse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disabusing}.] [Pref. dis + abuse; cf. F. d[ e]sabuser.] To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right; often used with of; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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