Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with abuse in American Collocation
abuse
verb
transitive
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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
/əˈbjuz/
emotionally
physically
sexually
He works particularly with young people who have been sexually abused within their own families.
power, position, or system
authority
freedom
position
power
privilege
status
system
trust
It seems that people in positions of power are, once again, abusing their position.
alcohol or drug
alcohol
drug
substance
When Hugh left school at 16, he began to abuse alcohol.