adjective🔗ShareProne to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous."All they could ever do was to shout abusive inanities at me and my colleagues."attitudecharacterpersonmoralnegativeinhumansocietycommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTending to deceive; fraudulent."The company's sales tactics were abusive, tricking customers into buying products they didn't need. "moralcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTending to misuse; practising or containing abuse."The teacher's abusive language made the students feel uncomfortable in class. "characterhumaninhumanattitudemoralsocietyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBeing physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse."The child's abusive parents frequently yelled at him and sometimes hit him. "humancharacterattitudemoralfamilysocietyinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal."The teacher's abusive language during the presentation was unacceptable. "moralcharacterattitudelawactioninhumannegativesocietystatepoliticsgovernmentrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCatachrestic."The teacher's explanation of the difficult concept was so abusive of the language; it used words in ways that made no logical sense. "languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
