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Common collocations with abuse in American Collocation

abuse noun

US /əˈbjus/

domestic
emotional
physical
psychological
sexual

Domestic abuse takes many forms, many of them not at all violent in nature.

child
elder
human rights
sex

Today, we would be saying that this is a terrible case of child abuse.

suffer abuse

endure
experience
suffer

The British Medical Association estimates that one in four women will suffer physical abuse from a partner during their lives.

commit abuse

commit
perpetrate

The regime has committed grave human rights abuses.

exploitation
neglect
violence

Following neglect or abuse, many young people have been in local authority care for a number of years.