The difference between Abuse and Opprobrium

When used as nouns, abuse means improper treatment or usage, whereas opprobrium means disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct.


Abuse is also verb with the meaning: to put to a wrong use.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abuse and Opprobrium

  1. Abuse as a noun:

    Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.

    Examples:

    "All abuse, whether physical, verbal, psychological or sexual, is bad."

  2. Abuse as a noun:

    Misuse; improper use; perversion.

  3. Abuse as a noun (obsolete):

    A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.

  4. Abuse as a noun (dated, _, outside of, _, Africa):

    Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.

  5. Abuse as a noun (now, rare):

      Catachresis.

  6. Abuse as a noun:

    Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.

  7. Abuse as a noun:

    Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.

  1. Abuse as a verb (transitive):

    To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

    Examples:

    "He abused his authority."

  2. Abuse as a verb (transitive):

    To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.

  3. Abuse as a verb (transitive, dated, _, outside of, _, Africa):

    To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.

  4. Abuse as a verb (transitive):

    To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.

  5. Abuse as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To violate; defile; to rape.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  6. Abuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    Misrepresent; adulterate.

  7. Abuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.

  8. Abuse as a verb (transitive, obsolete, Scotland):

    Disuse.

  1. Opprobrium as a noun:

    Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.

  2. Opprobrium as a noun:

    Scornful reproach or contempt.

  3. Opprobrium as a noun:

    A cause of shame or disgrace.