ABUSE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 568 solutions for 'ABUSE' with 3 to 21 letters.
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The clue "abuse" last appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on May 15, 2019. The correct answer for this puzzle is "INSULT", a 6-letter word.

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ABUSE with 16 letters
ABUSE with 17 letters
ABUSE with 18 letters
ABUSE with 21 letters

Top answers for ABUSE crossword clue from newspapers

INSULT
MALTREAT
MISTREAT

Definition of abuse

  • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"; use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"; use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"

Anagrams of abuse

BEAUS

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What is the best solution to the riddle ABUSE?

Solution MALTREAT is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution MALTREAT is 8 letters long. We have 72 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "ABUSE"?

There are 568 solutions. The longest is CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION with 21 letters, and the shortest is DIG with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 21 letters long.

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