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Well, I went through some emotionally abusive relationships and allowed myself to not be properly respected as a lady, as a human being even, though I tried everything I knew to be a lady.
Gloria Gaynor

Meaning of "abusive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABUSIVE

abusive  [əˈbjuːsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABUSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abusive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ABUSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abuse

Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices; crimes, or other types of aggression.

Definition of abusive in the English dictionary

The first definition of abusive in the dictionary is characterized by insulting or coarse language. Other definition of abusive is characterized by maltreatment. Abusive is also incorrectly used; corrupt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABUSIVE


conclusive
kənˈkluːsɪv
conducive
kənˈdjuːsɪv
contusive
kənˈtjuːsɪv
diffusive
dɪˈfjuːsɪv
effusive
ɪˈfjuːsɪv
elusive
ɪˈluːsɪv
exclusive
ɪkˈskluːsɪv
excusive
ɪksˈkjuːsɪv
inclusive
ɪnˈkluːsɪv
inconclusive
ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv
infusive
ɪnˈfjuːsɪv
intrusive
ɪnˈtruːsɪv
musive
ˈmjuːsɪv
perfusive
pəˈfjuːsɪv
prelusive
prɪˈljuːsɪv
seducive
sɪˈdjuːsɪv
suffusive
səˈfjuːsɪv
transfusive
trænsˈfjuːsɪv
unabusive
ˌʌnəˈbjuːsɪv
unobtrusive
ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABUSIVE

abundance
abundancy
abundant
abundantly
aburst
abusable
abusage
abuse
abuser
abusion
abusively
abusiveness
abut
abutilon
abutment
abuttal
abuttals
abutted
abutter
abutting

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABUSIVE

all-inclusive
allusive
amusive
comprehensive
delusive
disillusive
extrusive
illusive
inobtrusive
nonexclusive
nonintrusive
obtrusive
occlusive
preclusive
protrusive
reclusive
seclusive
ultraexclusive
unapplausive
unexclusive
unplausive

Synonyms and antonyms of abusive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABUSIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abusive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abusive

Translation of «abusive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABUSIVE

Find out the translation of abusive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abusive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abusive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

侵犯性的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insultante
570 millions of speakers

English

abusive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपमानजनक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فاحِش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оскорбительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abusivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবমাননাকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

injurieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beleidigend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人を罵倒する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

욕설을 퍼붓는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penyalah gunaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhục mạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपमानास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küfürlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingiurioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obelżywy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лайливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abuziv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάναυσος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beledigende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smädlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

støtende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abusive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABUSIVE»

The term «abusive» is very widely used and occupies the 12.059 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABUSIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «abusive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «abusive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abusive

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10 QUOTES WITH «ABUSIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word abusive.
1
Louie Anderson
I was 10th of 11 kids in an alcoholic, abusive, poor family. We all want things that we can't have. And I found comedy.
2
Louie Anderson
I was kind of a Rickles comic to begin with. I was caustic, and I was abusive and mean to the audience.
3
Kevyn Aucoin
When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort.
4
Joyce Banda
Most African women are taught to endure abusive marriages. They say endurance means a good wife but most women endure abusive relationship because they are not empowered economically; they depend on their husbands.
5
Joyce Banda
I got married at 22 and remained in an abusive marriage for 10 years. I made up my mind that that was never going to happen to me again. I made a brave step to walk out in a society when you didn't walk out of an abusive marriage. It was mental and physical abuse.
6
Ray Comfort
All human beings are inherently good, so when someone goes off the rails, there must be some mitigating factor - he was bullied, was a loner, had an abusive father, or a domineering mother, etc.
7
Emile Durkheim
A monomaniac is a sick person whose mentality is perfectly healthy in all respects but one; he has a single flaw, clearly localized. At times, for example, he has an unreasonable and absurd desire to drink or steal or use abusive language; but all his other acts and all his other thoughts are strictly correct.
8
Missy Elliott
My Struggles is a record close to me. It's about what I went through at home living with an abusive father.
9
Gloria Gaynor
Well, I went through some emotionally abusive relationships and allowed myself to not be properly respected as a lady, as a human being even, though I tried everything I knew to be a lady.
10
Ellen Greene
I like kindness. Who doesn't? Life is definitely too short for self-centered, abusive people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABUSIVE»

Discover the use of abusive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abusive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to recognize it and ...
This timely new edition of The Verbally Abusive Relationship, Expanded Third Edition puts you on the road to recognizing and responding to verbal abuse, one crucial step at a time!
Patricia Evans, 2010
2
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being ...
Praise for the emotionally abusive relationship "In this book, Beverly Engel clearly and with caring offers step-by-step strategies to stop emotional abuse. . . helping both victims and abusers to identify the patterns of this painful and ...
Beverly Engel, 2002
3
The Verbally Abusive Man, Can He Change?: A Woman's Guide to ...
Practical applications and the latest clinical research are combined with the trademark support and assurance of the author in this guide that provides victims of verbal abuse the tools they need to transform their relationships.
Patricia Evans, 2006
4
It's My Life Now: Starting Over After An Abusive ...
In addition, this new edition includes current resources and information about organizations for victims along with revised and enhanced strategies to help survivors move forward on the path of recovery.
Meg Kennedy Dugan, Roger R. Hock, 2013
5
The Abusive Personality, Second Edition: Violence and ...
This influential book provides an innovative framework for understanding and treating intimate partner violence.
Donald G. Dutton, 2006
6
Adult Children of Abusive Parents: A Healing Program for ...
Outlines the effects of growing up in an abusive family that carry on to adulthood and offers exercises for healing the inner child and breaking the cycle for the next generation
Steven Farmer, 1990
7
In an Abusive State: How Neoliberalism Appropriated the ...
In an Abusive State is an impassioned call for feminists to reflect on how the co-optation of their movement by the neoliberal state creates the potential to inadvertently harm impoverished women and support punitive and racially based ...
Kristin Bumiller, 2009
8
Free Yourself from an Abusive Relationship: Seven Steps to ...
This book is a comprehensive guide to recognizing and dealing with domestic abuse and violence. It outlines the different types and stages of abuse, and provides information on how to change such relationships or escape from them.
Andrea Lissette, Richard Kraus, 2000
9
Abusive Relationship
Discusses the symptoms and effects of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
Carlene Cobb, 2001
10
The Psychology of Abusive/Predatory Relationships: How to ...
She shares valuable information on how women can set themselves free and avoid future drama. This guide will assist women in the following areas: Distinguishing the difference between an abusive relationship and a predatory relationship.
Miranda J. Houston, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABUSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abusive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vic councillors get threats, abusive texts
Threatening, sexual messages are being regularly sent to some female Victorian councillors whose mobile numbers are publicly available to ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Abusive Abortion Activists Terrorize Children at Pro-Life Rally
In a startling show of incivility, pro-abortion activists hurled abuse at participants in a pro-life rally in Dublin, shouting insults, giving the finger ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
3
Abusive parents have been blamed for the withdrawal of a lollipop …
They became abusive most recently when their number plates were noted down because their cars were parked on the “School Keep Clear” ... «Brighton and Hove News, Jul 15»
4
Police to summon allegedly abusive mom on Wednesday
The South Jakarta Police will summon on Wednesday a 47-year-old resident of Cipulir, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, who was reported by ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
5
FIR against Sunny Deol for using abusive words in 'Mohalla Assi'
Bihar court has ordered authorities to file FIR against actor Sunny Deol, Dwivedi and writer Kasinath Singh for using abusive words which hurts ... «Bollywood Mantra, Jul 15»
6
Rishi Kapoor slams abusive Twitter user
Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor has condemned an expletive-filled tweet, abusing his filmmaker father Raj Kapoor and actor son Ranbir ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
Woman lands restraining order after sending abusive messages to …
The initial charge before the court also alleged that Vowles had sent a total of 78 text messages, several of which were abusive, although these ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
8
Breaking: Appellate Court Hammers Labor Dept for Abusive
These are just a few of the choice words used by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to describe abusive conduct by the ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
9
Bobbi Kristina Brown: Friend claims Whitney's daughter confided in …
When she could finally get the words out she told me he had been physically abusive. He had hit her in the face and thrown her against a wall.". «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
10
Man in custody after 'abusive behaviour' on train
Officers met the Liverpool Lime Street bound service after reports of a man acting in a threatening and abusive manner on board a train. «ITV News, Jul 15»

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