overabuse

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/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)əˈbjuːs//ˌəʊvə(ɹ)əˈbjuːz/

noun

Excessive abuse.

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Meanings

nounoverabuse (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive abuse.
verboverabuse (third-person singular simple present overabuses, present participle overabusing, simple past and past participle overabused)

present singular third person overabuses · participle present overabusing · participle past overabused · past overabused

  1. To abuse excessively.

Origin

From over- + abuse.

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APA

overabuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabuse

MLA

“overabuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabuse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overabuse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabuse.

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