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overabuse

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)əˈbjuːs/

overabuse noun: excessive abuse.

Noun

overabuse (uncountable)

  1. Excessive abuse.

Verb

IPA/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)əˈbjuːz/

overabuse (third-person singular simple present overabuses, present participle overabusing, simple past and past participle overabused)

  1. To abuse excessively.

Forms of overabuse

third-person singular presentoverabuses
present participleoverabusing
past participleoverabused
pastoverabused

Origin of overabuse

From over- + abuse.

Questions about overabuse

What does overabuse mean?
Overabuse means excessive abuse.
What part of speech is overabuse?
Overabuse can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce overabuse?
Overabuse is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)əˈbjuːs/.

Words near overabuse in the dictionary

  1. overabstracts
  2. overabundance
  3. overabundances
  4. overabundant
  5. overabundantly
  6. overabuse
  7. overabused
  8. overabuses
  9. overabusing
  10. overaccelerate
  11. overaccelerated

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