# abuses

Pronunciation: say "uh-BYOO-siz" US /əˈbjusɪz/, UK /əˈbjuːsɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of abuse. — plural of abuse
   - Simple: Plural of abuse. Use this form when talking about more than one.
   - _Investigators uncovered a pattern of financial abuses spanning many years._
   - _The commission was created to address human rights abuses across the region._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "uh-BYOO-ziz" US /əˈbjuzɪz/, UK /əˈbjuːzɪz/

2. Third-person singular simple present of abuse. — third-person singular simple present indicative of abuse
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of abuse. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The manager routinely abuses his staff with impossible deadlines._
   - _Whenever he gets the chance, he abuses the trust people place in him._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/abuses (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).