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overabuse

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)əˈbjuːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-abuse
IPA
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)əˈbjuːs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive abuse.

Uncountable

verb

To abuse excessively.

Etymology

From over- + abuse.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overabuses (present, singular) overabusing (participle, present) overabused (participle, past) overabused (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overabuse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)əˈbjuːs/.
What does overabuse mean?
Excessive abuse.
Where does overabuse come from?
From over- + abuse.

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