abusive
Meaning of abusive
adjective
- extremely offensive and insulting.
the goalkeeper was sent off for using abusive language
he became quite abusive and swore at her
- engaging in or characterized by habitual violence and cruelty.
abusive parents
an abusive relationship
- involving injustice or illegality.
the abusive and predatory practices of businesses
Information about abusive
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of abusive
abu-sive
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- abusive is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
abusive synonyms
Meaning insulting:
insulting, opprobrious, scurrilous
Meaning offensively impolite or bad-mannered:
Meaning making explicit and offensive reference to sex or bodily functions; coarse and rude:
Meaning causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed:
Meaning expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory:
Meaning dismissive of the importance of a person or thing:
Meaning showing a critical or disrespectful attitude:
Meaning showing a lack of respect or courtesy; impolite:
Meaning not complimentary; negative or insulting:
Meaning expressing contempt or disapproval:
Meaning bitter and abusive:
Meaning showing contempt or lack of respect:
Meaning expressing contempt or ridicule:
Meaning feeling or expressing contempt or derision:
Meaning showing contempt; scornful:
Meaning (of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libellous:
Meaning (of a spoken statement) false and malicious:
Meaning containing or constituting a libel:
Meaning sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane:
Meaning an angry rebuke or reprimand:
Meaning conveying or expressing blame or disapproval:
Meaning expressing disapproval or disappointment:
Meaning malicious or spitefully critical:
Meaning (of behaviour) scornful and insulting; insolent:
Meaning wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it:
Meaning savagely violent:
Meaning (of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled:
Meaning lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric:
Meaning savagely cruel:
Meaning extremely brutal:
Meaning resembling or characteristic of a brute:
Meaning deliberately cruel or violent:
Meaning deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others:
Meaning having or showing no pity or compassion for others:
Meaning showing no mercy:
Meaning showing no pity; cruel:
Meaning without regret or guilt:
Meaning not displaying sympathy or concern for others:
Meaning displaying a complete lack of feeling or consideration:
Meaning unsympathetic, harsh, or callous:
Meaning inconsiderate and harsh to others:
Meaning without compassion for misery or suffering; cruel:
Translation of abusive
- French: injurieux, diffamatoire
- Spanish: ofensivo, injurioso, difamatorio, difamatoria
- German: beleidigend, verleumderisch
- Italian: ingiurioso, offensivo, diffamatorio
- Portuguese: insultuoso
Words that rhyme with abusive
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