Abuse synonyms | Another word for abuse

1. misuse

• Exploit
• Misapply
• Misemploy
• Mishandle
• Misuse
• Pervert
• Take advantage of

2. mistreat

• Assault
• Beat up
• Beat
• Bully
• Damage
• Grope
• Handle/treat roughly
• Harm
• Hit
• Hurt
• Ill-treat
• Ill-use
• Indecently assault
• Injure
• Interfere with
• Knock about
• Knock around
• Maltreat
• Manhandle
• Maul
• Mishandle
• Mistreat
• Misuse
• Molest
• Oppress
• Persecute
• Rough up
• Sexually abuse
• Sexually assault
• Strike
• Torture
• Treat badly
• Wrong
• Do over

3. insult

• Be rude to
• Call someone names
• Cast aspersions on
• Castigate
• Curse
• Defame
• Denigrate
• Disparage
• Impugn
• Insult
• Inveigh against
• Libel
• Offend
• Rebuke
• Reprove
• Revile
• Scold
• Shout at
• Slag off
• Slander
• Slight
• Slur
• Smear
• Swear at
• Taunt
• Trash-talk
• Upbraid
• Vilify
• Vituperate against
• Miscall

4. misuse

• Exploitation
• Misapplication
• Misemployment
• Mishandling
• Misuse
• Perversion

5. corruption

• Corruption
• Crime
• Delinquency
• Fault
• Injustice
• Misconduct
• Misdeed(s)
• Offence (s)
• Wrong
• Wrongdoing
• Sin

6. mistreatment

• Assaulting
• Beating up
• Beating
• Bullying
• Damage
• Harm
• Hitting
• Hurt
• Ill treatment
• Ill use
• Indecent assault
• Injury
• Interference
• Maltreatment
• Manhandling
• Mishandling
• Mistreatment
• Misuse
• Molestation
• Oppression
• Persecution
• Rough treatment
• Roughing up
• Sexual abuse
• Sexual assault
• Striking
• Torture
• Wronging
• Doing over

7. insults

• A slanging match
• Castigation
• Curses
• Cursing
• Defamation
• Denigration
• Disparagement
• Disrespect
• Expletives
• Insults
• Invective
• Jibes
• Libel
• Mud-slinging
• Name-calling
• Rebukes
• Reproval
• Revilement
• Scolding
• Slander
• Slanging
• Slights
• Slurs
• Swear words
• Swearing
• Trash talk
• Upbraiding
• Verbal(s)
• Vilification
• Vituperation
• Contumely