A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,
the abuses in the civil service.

Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive
language; virulent condemnation; reviling.

To dishonor.

Physical ill treatment; injury.

To violate; to ravish.

To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.

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.

f. kötüye kullanmak, suistimal etmek; sövmek. We know he abuses his power. (Gücünü kötüye kullandığını biliyoruz.)

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.

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.