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abuse artinya

penyalahgunaan

UK/əˈbjuːs/

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British/əˈbjʉws/

abuse in Indonesian: penyalahgunaan, menyalahgunakan. In English, abuse means improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.

Indonesian words for abuse

improper usage
penyalahgunaan
to use improperly
menyalahgunakan

English meaning of abuse

  1. noun Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
  2. noun Misuse; improper use; perversion.
  3. noun A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
  4. noun Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.

Full definition of abuse

abuse in a sentence

  • All abuse, whether physical, verbal, psychological or sexual, is bad.
  • children hurling abuse at each other
  • He abused his authority.

Synonyms of abuse

All synonyms of abuse

abuse in other languages

Questions about abuse in Indonesian

What is the meaning of abuse in Indonesian?
Abuse in Indonesian is penyalahgunaan, menyalahgunakan.
Apa arti abuse?
Abuse: penyalahgunaan, menyalahgunakan.
What does abuse mean in English?
Abuse means improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: abuse (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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