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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of abuse form-of, plural

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of abuse form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

mistreatmisusemisusecontumelyill-treatill-use

Example

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"The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek."

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