What it means
- (verb) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert “He abused his authority.”
- (verb) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
- (verb) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
- (verb) 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.
- (verb) To violate; defile; to rape.
- (verb) Misrepresent; adulterate.
- (verb) To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
- (verb) Disuse.
Letter analysis
- Abusing contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
Sub-words
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with ABU
- abundance
- abundances
- abundant
- abundantly
- abuse
- abused
- abuser
- abusers
- abuses
- abusive
- abusively
- abusiveness
- abut
- abutment
- abutments
- abuts
- abutted
- abutting
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Words ending with ING
Common questions
What does Abusing mean?
To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
How many letters are in Abusing?
Abusing has 7 letters.
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