Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-abuse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
re-abuse
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To abuse again.

noun

Abuse that is repeated or perpetrated again.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From re- + abuse.

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Questions

What does re-abuse mean?
To abuse again.
Where does re-abuse come from?
From re- + abuse.

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