abusing
Causing deliberate harm
Abusing is the present participle of abuse—to use wrongly, treat harmfully, or attack verbally.
Someone abusing drugs uses them destructively.
Someone abusing a child inflicts physical or emotional harm.
Someone abusing their authority misuses power entrusted to them.
He was arrested for abusing his wife.
Stop abusing my generosity.
Using selfishly for benefit
- taking advantageBenefiting from circumstances
- manipulatingInfluencing through cunning
- victimizingHarming or exploiting someone
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
grooming · coercing · preying · controlling · oppressing · using · mistreating · ill-treatment
Violent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- hittingMaking forceful contact
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
injury · trauma · violence · domestic · battering · punching · slapping · kicking
Power to enforce obedience
- positionLocation or stance
- officeProfessional work location
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- trustConfidence in another
influence · corruption · overreach · misconduct · nepotism · favoritism · intimidation · coercion
Compulsive substance reliance
- dependenceState of needing another
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
opioid · narcotic · intoxication · relapse · rehabilitation · detoxification · tolerance · craving
Disparaging remarks
- beratingHarsh verbal criticism
- yellingVocalization at maximum volume
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
denigrating · mocking · taunting · humiliating · degrading · name-calling · ridiculing · deriding
Exploitable ambiguities in rules
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- privilegesRights granted to some
- exploitingUsing selfishly for benefit
gaming · cheating · fraud · scamming · manipulating · circumventing · defrauding · embezzling
exploiting
Using selfishly for benefit
- taking advantageBenefiting from circumstances
- manipulatingInfluencing through cunning
- victimizingHarming or exploiting someone
trafficking · grooming · coercing · preying · controlling · oppressing · using · mistreating · ill-treatment · neglecting
assault
Violent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- hittingMaking forceful contact
bruising · injury · trauma · violence · domestic · battering · punching · slapping · kicking · wounds
authority
Power to enforce obedience
trust · influence · corruption · overreach · misconduct · nepotism · favoritism · intimidation · coercion · tyranny
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- dependenceState of needing another
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- withdrawalAct of taking away
alcoholism · opioid · narcotic · intoxication · relapse · rehabilitation · detoxification · tolerance · craving · binge
insults
Disparaging remarks
belittling · denigrating · mocking · taunting · humiliating · degrading · name-calling · ridiculing · deriding · disparaging
loopholes
Exploitable ambiguities in rules
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- privilegesRights granted to some
exploiting · gaming · cheating · fraud · scamming · manipulating · circumventing · defrauding · embezzling · swindling
- misusingmishandling, misapplying, misappropriating, misallocating, misdirecting
- harmharming, injury, hurting, injuring, burn
- wastingsquandering, frittering, splurging, overspending, depleting
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
abusingnurturing
Supportive care-giving
protecting · caring for · cherishing · treasuring · sheltering
abusingrevering
Regarding with deep respect
honoring · adulating · respecting · venerating · esteeming
- abusive relationshipPartnership involving mistreatment
- abusive languageHostile, demeaning speech