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abusiveness

/əˈbjuː.sɪv.nəs/US/əˈbju.sɪv.nəs/

abusiveness noun: the quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.

Noun

abusiveness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
    • Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground, Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness1633, George Herbert, The Temple

Origin of abusiveness

From abusive + -ness.

Questions about abusiveness

What does abusiveness mean?
Abusiveness means the quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
What part of speech is abusiveness?
Abusiveness is a noun.
How do you pronounce abusiveness?
Abusiveness is pronounced /əˈbjuː.sɪv.nəs/ (UK).

Words near abusiveness in the dictionary

  1. abusion
  2. abusions
  3. abusious
  4. abusive
  5. abusively
  6. abusiveness
  7. abusivity
  8. abustle
  9. abusua
  10. abusuas
  11. abut

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