Synonym: misuse
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əˈbjuːz/ |
| Hyphenation | a·buse |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑩𐑚𐑘𐑵𐑟 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐯𐐺𐐮𐐭𐑆 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) abuse | (I) abused |
| (thou) abusest | (thou) abusedst |
| (he) abuses, abuseth | (he) abused |
| (we) abuse | (we) abused |
| (you) abuse | (you) abused |
| (they) abuse | (they) abused |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) abuse | (I) abused |
| (thou) abuse | (thou) abused |
| (he) abuse | (he) abused |
| (we) abuse | (we) abused |
| (you) abuse | (you) abused |
| (they) abuse | (they) abused |
| Imperative mood | |
| abuse | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| abusing | abused |
| Albanian | shpërdor; shpërdoroj |
|---|---|
| Dutch | misbruiken; misbruik maken van |
| Esperanto | misuzi |
| Faeroese | misnýta |
| French | abuser |
| Latin | abuti |
| Papiamento | abusá di; abuzá di |
| Portuguese | empregar mal; fazer mau uso de |
| Scots | disabuise |
| Spanish | abusar |
| West Frisian | misbrûke |