abusing

/AH0 B Y UW1 Z IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

    โ€œHe abused his authority.โ€

  2. 2

    To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.

  3. 3

    To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.

  4. 4

    To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.

  5. 5

    To violate; defile; to rape.

  6. 6

    Misrepresent; adulterate.

  7. 7

    To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.

  8. 8

    Disuse.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abuse, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abusing