Abuse synonyms | verbs

Synonyms for Abuse as a Verb

• misuse

  help, exploit
• maltreat

  activity, behaviour
• mistreat

  behaviour, help
• insult

  malign, vituperation
• ill-treat

  help, mistreat
• exploit

  take advantage of, treat well
• revile

  insult, speech
• ill-use

  help, harm
• pervert

  exploit, treat well
• mishandle

  misuse, help
• curse

  insult, speech
• vilify

  insult, berate
• vituperate

  praise, insult
• harm

  activity, practice
• molest

  handle roughly, harm
• misapply

  misuse, ill-treat
• damage

  injure, injury
• scold

  insult, berate
• hurt

  injure, injury
• slander

  slight, censure
• wrong

  activity, behaviour
• use

  take advantage of, exploit
• defame

  malign, attack with words
• outrage

  practice
• offend

  attack with words
• injure

  activity, behaviour
• libel

  malign, insults
• misemploy

  misuse, use wrongly
• violate

  rape, physically hurt or injure
• upbraid

  berate, attack with words
• oppress

  activity, wrong
• persecute

  wrong, attack with words
• censure

  berate, blame
• beat up

  physically abuse, physically hurt or injure
• berate

  malign, attack with words
• reproach

  berate, blame
• swear at

  speech
• assail

  praise, malign
• affront
• misconduct

  corruption, wrong use
• castigate
• prostitute

  use wrongly
• defile

  rape, physically hurt or injure
• bully

  behaviour, injure
• desecrate

  ill-treat, physically hurt or injure
• victimize

  mistreat, physically hurt or injure
• torture

  wrong, torment
• slur
• take advantage of

  exploit
• blame

  censure, insults