ABUSE:
1. misapply.
2. ill-use, maltreat, injure, harm, hurt.
3. vilify, vituperate, berate, scold; slander, defame, calumniate, traduce.
6. misapplication.
7. slander, aspersion. Abuse, censure, invective all mean strongly expressed disapproval. Abuse implies an outburst of harsh and scathing words against another (often one who is defenseless): abuse directed against an opponent. Censure implies blame, adverse criticism, or hostile condemnation: severe censure of acts showing bad judgment. Invective applies to strong but formal denunciation in speech or print, often in the public interest: invective against graft.
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