missbrauchen.
to abuse (use improperly)
Meaning & usage
to abuse (use improperly)
to maltreat; to abuse (treat improperly or violently)
to abuse; to violate (rape or assault sexually)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German missebrūchen, from Old High German missibrūchen, missibrūhhen, from Proto-Germanic *missabrūkaną, equivalent to miss- + brauchen. Cognate with German Low German missbruken, Dutch misbruiken, West Frisian misbrûke, Saterland Frisian misbruuke, Danish misbruge, Swedish missbruka.
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