Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with abuse in American Collocation
abuse
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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.