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abusage

/əˈbjuːsɪd͡ʒ/

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From abuse + -age.

First appeared in Middle English, c. 1450–1475, meaning “sexual misconduct”: cf. abuse (“forcing of undesired sexual activity”). Later in the 16th century, a general synonym of abuse. The word was partly repopularized after the appearance of a grammar titled Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English in 1942.

noun abusages

countable, uncommon, uncountable Synonym of abuse. We will trace the history of the term’s usage and abusage.
Similar: abuse

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@misc{abusage_2026,
  title = {abusage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abusage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}