characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
“abusive punishment”
Word Forms
abuse
verb
use foul or abusive language towards
scurrility
noun
foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
missbräuchlich
beleidigende Vorwürfe äußern
🇫🇷French
injurieux
exprimer des reproches offensants
🇪🇸Spanish
abusivo
expresando reproche ofensivo
🇮🇹Italian
abusivo
esprimere un rimprovero offensivo
🇳🇱Dutch
beledigend
het uiten van beledigende verwijten
🇵🇹Portuguese
abusivo
expressando reprovação ofensiva
🇷🇺Russian
оскорбительный
высказывая оскорбительный упрек
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अपमानजनक
आपत्तिजनक निंदा व्यक्त करना
🇧🇩Bengali
অপমানজনক
আপত্তিকর তিরস্কার প্রকাশ করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறான
அவமானகரமான கண்டனத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
దుర్భాషలాడే
అభ్యంతరకరమైన నిందను వ్యక్తం చేయడం
🇮🇳Marathi
अपमानास्पद
आक्षेपार्ह निंदा व्यक्त करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
અપમાનજનક
અપમાનજનક નિંદા વ્યક્ત કરવી
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಂದನೀಯ
ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ನಿಂದನೆಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദുരുപയോഗം
കുറ്റകരമായ നിന്ദ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ
ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਬਦਨਾਮੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدسلوکی
جارحانہ ملامت کا اظہار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
辱骂的
表达攻击性的责备
🇯🇵Japanese
虐待的な
攻撃的な非難を表明する
🇰🇷Korean
남용
공격적인 비난을 표현하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngược đãi
bày tỏ sự khiển trách xúc phạm
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่เหมาะสม
แสดงออกถึงการดูหมิ่นเหยียดหยาม
🇮🇩Indonesian
kasar
mengungkapkan celaan ofensif
🇵🇭Filipino
mapang-abuso
pagpapahayag ng nakakasakit na panunumbat
🇲🇾Malay
kesat
menyatakan celaan yang menyinggung perasaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تَعَسُّفيّ
التعبير عن اللوم الهجومي
🇮🇷Persian
توهین آمیز
ابراز سرزنش توهین آمیز
🇹🇷Turkish
küfürlü
saldırgan suçlamayı ifade etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַעֲלִיב
להביע גנאי פוגעני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'abusive'?
The primary meaning of 'abusive' is 'expressing offensive reproach'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'abusive' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'abusive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'abusive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'abusive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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