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abusions

abusions is the plural of abusion.

Meaning of abusion

Noun

abusion (countable and uncountable, plural abusions)

  1. (Early, Modern, obsolete) Misuse, abuse; in particular, illegal behaviour; verbal, physical or sexual abuse.
  2. (Early, Modern, obsolete) Deceit; abuse of the truth.
    • Such tunges unhappy hath made great diviſion
      In realmes, in cities, by ſuche fals abuſion;
      Of fals fickil tunges ſuche cloked colluſionc. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.
  3. (Early, Modern, obsolete, rhetoric) Catachresis.

Questions about abusions

What is abusions the plural of?
Abusions is the plural of abusion.

Words near abusions in the dictionary

  1. Abushanab
  2. abusing
  3. abusingly
  4. abusio
  5. abusion
  6. abusions
  7. abusious
  8. abusive
  9. abusively
  10. abusiveness
  11. abusivity

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