1 to treat someone in a cruel or violent way: He was accused of sexually abusing young boys.
az: istismar etmək
ru: жестоко обращаться
2 to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her position by stealing public money.
az: sui-istifadə etmək
ru: злоупотреблять
3 to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.
az: təhqir etmək, kobud davranmaq
ru: оскорблять
♦ [əˈbjuːs] noun
1 insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.
az: təhqir
ru: оскорбление
2 cruel or violent treatment of someone: She filed a case of physical abuse against her husband; child abuse; sexual abuse.
az: zorakılıq
ru: насилие
3 the wrong use of something: This machine has been subjected to a lot of abuse.
az: yanlış istifadə, pis istismar
ru: плохое обращение
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary