abuse

Definition

Examples

The company has a strict policy against the abuse of company equipment.

Word Family

Synonyms

• misuseimproper or excessive use
• mistreattreat badly

Collocations

• Easy drug abuse
  to drug abuse, meaning to administer a drug to
• Medium abuse of authority
  to abuse of authority, meaning to treat badly
• Hard substance abuse policy
  describing substance abuse policy (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists)
• Very Hard gross abuse of trust
  to gross abuse of trust, meaning to earn before taxes, expenses, etc