Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence. / Overused; used profligately or in excess. / (obsolete) Deluded, deceived.

simple past tense and past participle of abuse

Abuse. / (obsolete) A misleading.

plural of abusement

The characteristic of being abuseful.

Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. / (obsolete) Tending to deceive; fraudulent.

One who abuses someone or something. / (obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.

present participle of abuse

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abuse

(obsolete) Misuse, abuse. / (obsolete) Abuse of the truth; deceit, lying. / (obsolete) Violation of law or propriety; outrage, improper behaviour. / (obsolete) Catachresis.