The word abuse

By C
@ShyBear88 (59342)
Sterling, Virginia
January 13, 2012 3:59pm CST
How do you define the word abuse? When I think of the word abuse and what it means it is anytime anyone every hits another person. Young or old hitting someone is a form of abuse. Verbably calling someone names or saying yet full things all of the time is abuse. Metal and emotionally telling someone they are worthless and so one is abuse as well.
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• United States
15 Jan 12
Verbal abuse is sometimes worse than Physical abuse. You can heal your broken bones or black eye but words can and do linger in your mind forever!
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Jan 12
Yes and no because words can some times heal faster then wounds do. There some physical things done to people that will never heal like one being killed, or damaged brain, organs that can't be replaced.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Jan 12
Nope.
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@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
13 Jan 12
Yes I think abuse can be physical, verbal and mind play and it is sad that it is so common and such a problem that no one seems to be able to solve.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
14 Jan 12
I'm assuming that by your post your definition of the word abuse would be simular to mine. Is that right?
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@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
14 Jan 12
oh yes abuse can come in many forms...
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Jan 12
Yes it can come in many many forms.
@megamatt (14290)
• United States
15 Jan 12
Abuse really does come in many forms and what might be considered abuse for one person, is something that really does not bother another person. I think that in its most commonly defined form, abuse is something that can cause any lasting damage and with the intent to harm. When you hit someone, that does hurt, but is the reasoning behind why a person hits and trying to determine why the person hit another person that causes the real last damage. Mental scars rather tend to run deeper than any physical scars. Any kind of abuse, at its most base level, is going to be something that rattles the mind. Because we are always trying to figure out why a person would do such a horrific thing. It is just something that is hard to shake a lot of the time. Hitting someone, demeaning them, all abuse because it is done with the intent to harm and much lasting damage is caused.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Jan 12
Abusers don't know they are abusing people for the now part. Hitting no matter what is abuse for sure in word of the law. Mental, verbal and emotional is a little bit tricky.
@cearn25 (3452)
• Philippines
14 Jan 12
For me abuse is something that somebody has done which is exaggerating and painful. It is commonly use when one is maltreated physically and emotionally. Thus, making them bad effects after it. It is not good to abuse something.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Jan 12
Even though abuse is bad i. What ever way it comes it doesn't always badly affect a person it depends when you stop the abuse.