abuse
noun
°Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; perversion.
°Physical or verbal maltreatment; injury.
verb
°To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse one's authority.
°To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty.
synonyms: invective, contumely, reproach, scurrility more» , insult, opprobrium, maltreat, injure, revile, reproach, vilify, vituperate, asperse, traduce, malign