adjective🔗ShareInjuriant, insultant, abusifProne 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."Tout ce qu'ils pouvaient faire, c'était crier des insanités injurieuses à moi et à mes collègues.attitudecharacterpersonmoralnegativeinhumansocietycommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTrompeur, frauduleuxTending to deceive; fraudulent."The company's sales tactics were abusive, tricking customers into buying products they didn't need. "Les tactiques de vente de l'entreprise étaient trompeuses, incitant les clients à acheter des produits dont ils n'avaient pas besoin.moralcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbusif, injurieuxTending to misuse; practising or containing abuse."The teacher's abusive language made the students feel uncomfortable in class. "Le langage abusif du professeur a mis les élèves mal à l'aise en classe.characterhumaninhumanattitudemoralsocietyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareViolent, injurieuxBeing physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse."The child's abusive parents frequently yelled at him and sometimes hit him. "Les parents violents de l'enfant lui criaient souvent dessus et parfois le frappaient.humancharacterattitudemoralfamilysocietyinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbusif, injusteWrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal."The teacher's abusive language during the presentation was unacceptable. "Le langage abusif du professeur pendant la présentation était inacceptable.moralcharacterattitudelawactioninhumannegativesocietystatepoliticsgovernmentrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCatachrétiqueCatachrestic."The teacher's explanation of the difficult concept was so abusive of the language; it used words in ways that made no logical sense. "L'explication du professeur sur le concept difficile était tellement catachrétique ; elle utilisait les mots d'une manière qui n'avait aucun sens logique.languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading