FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

v (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. (defdate|First attested in the early 17^th century.)

v (transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. (defdate|First attested in the mid 20^th century.)

n improper | Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)

n misuse | Misuse; improper use; perversion. (defdate|First attested in the mid 16^th century.)

n (obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception. (defdate|Attested from the mid 16^th century until the mid 17^th century.)

n coarse | Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. (defdate|First attested in the mid 16^th century.)

n (nowadays|rare) catachresis | Catachresis. (defdate|First attested in the late 16^th century.)

n physical | Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. (defdate|First attested in the late 16^th century.)

n Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis. (defdate|First attested in the late 16^th century.)

v (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to 'abuse' one's authority. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)

v (transitive|archaic) To violate; defile; to masturbate; to rape. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)

v (transitive|obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate. (defdate|Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the mid 18^th century.)

v (transitive|obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of. (defdate|Attested from the late 15^th century until the early 19^th century.)

v (transitive|obsolete|Scotland) disuse | Disuse. (defdate|Attested from the late 15^th century until the mid 16^th century.)

v (transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly. (defdate|First attested in the mid 16^th century.)