abusive
adjective/əˈbjuːsɪv/
/əˈbjuːsɪv/
- (of speech or of a person) rude and offensive; criticizing rudely and unfairly
- abusive language/remarks
- He became abusive when he was drunk.
- She was fined for making abusive comments to the referee.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- very
- rather
- …
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- (of behaviour) involving violence
- an abusive relationship
- emotionally/physically/sexually abusive
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- very
- rather
- …
- involving the use of power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly
- the abusive practices of some businesses
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