► 動詞
虐待 [ぎゃくたい] [虐待する] meaning: abuse rank: 2
☆ 動物を虐待することは犯罪に当たる ⇨ It is a crime to abuse animals (☛ Abuse living things)
扱き使う [(4)こきつかう] [coll] meaning: abuse rank: 2
☆ 彼は部下をこき使うことで評判が悪い ⇨ He has a bad reputation for demanding so much from his people (☛ Demand a lot of work typically with little pay, but not necessarily harassment)
舐める [(2)なめる] [coll] [peer] meaning: abuse rank: 2
☆ お前、散々舐めた真似してくれたな ⇨ You’ve given me all kinds of shit (and I’m making you pay for it)
振るう [ふるう] [暴力を振るう] meaning: abuse rank: 2
☆ 彼は妻に暴力を振るった ⇨ He physically abused his wife
濫用 [らんよう] [濫用する] meaning: abuse rank: 2
☆ 彼は権力を濫用している ⇨ He is abusing the power (☛ Also written 乱用)
酷使 [(1)こくし] [酷使する] meaning: abuse rank: 3
☆ 野球の投球は肘を酷使する ⇨ Baseball pitching abuses your elbow
☆ のろのろ運転はエンジンを酷使する ⇨ Stop & go driving abuses, is very harsh on, engines (☛ Abuse machinery, mechanism)
踏み付ける [(4)ふみつける] meaning: abuse rank: 3
☆ 彼は上司に踏みつけられている ⇨ He is being walked all over by his boss
任せる [(3)まかせる] [に任せる] meaning: abuse rank: 3
☆ 彼は金に任せてやりたい放題している ⇨ He is using his money to get his ways for everything
► 成句
顎 [(2)あご] [顎で使う] meaning: abuse rank: 3
☆ 彼は部下を顎で使う ⇨ He bosses his people around. He abuses his people (☛ Literally means to “use with jaw”. Signal to someone with a shake of jaw (and head))
► 名詞
虐待 [ぎゃくたい] meaning: abuse rank: 2
☆ 児童虐待 ⇨ Child abuse (☛ Abuse living things)
濫用 [らんよう] meaning: abuse rank: 2
☆ 麻薬の濫用は犯罪だ ⇨ Abusing drugs is a crime (☛ Also written 乱用)
悪用 [あくよう] meaning: abuse rank: 3
☆ 制度の悪用 ⇨ Abuse of system (☛ Use something outside its intended purpose immorally for your gain)
☆ 彼は制度を悪用して私腹を肥やしている ⇨ He’s abusing the system to feather his nest (☛ Use something outside its intended purpose immorally for your gain)
酷使 [(1)こくし] meaning: abuse rank: 3
☆ この製品は酷使に耐える ⇨ This product will stand up to abuses (☛ Abuse machinery, mechanism)
踏み付け [ふみつけ] [踏み付けにする] meaning: abuse rank: 4
☆ 彼は部下を踏み付けにする ⇨ He steps on, abuses, his subordinates