abuse

abuse

近/反义词: ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat, misuse, prostitute, spoil; defame, disparage, malign, reproach, slander, upbraid, vilify, vituperate; cherish, conserve, extol, laud, tend, praise, protect, respect, shield, vindicate; invective, obloquy, opprobrium, vituperation; deference, kindness

How: emotionally, mentally, physically, sexually, verbally
What: personal, racial, verbal; alcohol, child, drug, sex, solvent
Verb + abuse: carry out, endure, heap, hurl, scream, shout, shower sb with, subject sb to, yell
Abuse + verb: happen, occur, take place
the abuse of power; a target for/of abuse; a term of abuse

Abuse of information typically involves a breach of confidence or plagiarism, or extending the confidence of information beyond those authorized. In the financial world, Insider trading can also be considered a misuse of internal information that gives an unfair advantage in investment.

Abuse of power, in the form of "malfeasance in office" or "official misconduct," is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties. Malfeasance in office is often grounds for a for cause removal of an elected official by statute or recall election.

Academic abuse is a form of workplace bullying which takes places in the institutions of higher education, such as colleges and universities. Academia is highly competitive and has a well defined hierarchy, with junior staff being particularly vulnerable.

Ad hominem abuse (also called personal abuse or personal attacks) usually involves insulting or belittling one's opponent to invalidate his or her argument, but can also involve pointing out factual but ostensible character flaws or actions which are irrelevant to the opponent's argument.

Alcohol abuse is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the recurring use of alcoholic beverages despite its negative consequences. Alcohol abuse is sometimes referred to by the less specific term alcoholism. However, many definitions of alcoholism exist, and only some are compatible with alcohol abuse. There are two types of alcoholics: those who have anti social and pleasure-seeking tendencies, and those who are anxiety-ridden- people who are able to go without drinking for long periods of time but are unable to control themselves once they start. Binge drinking is another form of alcohol abuse. Frequent binge drinking or getting severely drunk more than twice is classed as alcohol misuse. According to research done through international surveys, the heaviest drinkers happen to be the United Kingdom's adolescent generation.

Animal abuse is the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals, other than humans, for purposes other than self-defense. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for fur. Diverging viewpoints are held by jurisdictions throughout the world.

Child abuse is the physical or psychological/emotional mistreatment of children. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. Most child abuse occurs in a child's home, with a smaller amount occurring in the organisations, schools or communities the child interacts with. There are four major categories of child abuse: neglect, physical abuse, psychological/emotional abuse, and sexual abuse.

Cyber bullying or cyber abuse "involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others." -Bill Belsey

It has been noted that disabled people are disproportionately affected by disability abuse and bullying, and such activity has been cited as a hate crime. The bullying is not limited to those who are visibly disabled – such as wheelchair-users or individuals with physical deformities (e.g., cleft lip) – but also those with learning disabilities such as autism and developmental coordination disorder. In the latter case, this is linked to a poor ability in physical education, and this behavior can be encouraged by an ignorant physical education teacher. Abuse of the disabled is not limited to schools; there are many known cases in which the disabled have been abused by staff of a "care institution", such as the case revealed in a BBC Panorama programme on a Castlebeck care home (Winterbourne View) near Bristol, leading to its closure and suspension or firing of staff members.

六级/考研单词: abuse, confide, authorize, invest, commission, affection, seldom, electoral, statute, bully, educate, academy, hierarchy, workforce, vulnerable, insult, valid, flaw, psychiatry, diagnose, recur, beverage, despite, compatible, accord, unite, adolescent, inflict, fur, diverge, viewpoint, jurisdiction, physics, psychology, interact, neglect, deliberate, hostile, disable, cite, coordinate, latter, ignorant, panorama, suspend

唉，各种abuse简直从A到Z一个字母不落，书能出上千本。孔子关于仁的名言有很多，我最欣赏“己所不欲，勿施于人”。