abusion

English

Etymology

From Middle English abusioun, from Old French abusion, from Latin abūsiō (“abuse, misuse”), from abūtor (“misuse”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

abusion (countable and uncountable, plural abusions)

  1. (obsolete) Misuse, abuse. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.][2]
  2. (obsolete) Abuse of the truth; deceit, lying. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.][2]
  3. (obsolete) Violation of law or propriety; outrage, improper behaviour. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.][2]
  4. (obsolete) Catachresis. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.][2]
  5. (obsolete) Physical, mental, verbal, or sexual abuse. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.][2]

References

  1. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10

Old French

Noun

abusion f (oblique plural abusions, nominative singular abusion, nominative plural abusions)

  1. abuse
  2. deception; deceit
  3. lie; untruth

References

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