missbrauchen

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See also: mißbrauchen

German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German missebrūchen, from Old High German missibrūchen, missibrūhhen, from Proto-Germanic *missabrūkaną, equivalent to miss- +‎ brauchen. Cognate with German Low German missbruken, Dutch misbruiken, West Frisian misbrûke, Saterland Frisian misbruuke, Danish misbruge, Swedish missbruka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɪsˈbʁaʊxən/, [mɪsˈbʁaʊxən], [-ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: miss‧brau‧chen

Verb[edit]

missbrauchen (weak, third-person singular present missbraucht, past tense missbrauchte, past participle missbraucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to abuse (use improperly)
  2. to maltreat; to abuse (treat improperly or violently)
  3. to abuse; to violate (rape or assault sexually)

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