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abuse

Improper usage or misuse or incivil behavior towards others

EntityQ600571

Also known as misuse · improper use · abusive behavior · abusing · to abuse

Subclass of: human behavior
, aggression

Overview

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Abuse is the act of improper usage or treatment of a person or thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other types of aggression. Some sources describe abuse as "socially constructed", which means there may be more or less recognition of the suffering of a victim at different times and societies.

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33 statements · 12% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Members / parts: corruption
violence
Has characteristic: impropriety
Contributing factor of: social issue
criminality
Partially coincident with: maltreatment

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24 identifiers linking abuse across the web's reference databases

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12%

externally sourced

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AIDB. (2026). abuse (Q600571). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/abuse-Q600571