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uitschelden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
  • lambaste verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  • revile verb To attack (someone) with abusive language.
  • vituperate verb To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.

Senses

uitschelden is used for these senses in English:

  • abuse (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
  • abuse (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. [from early 17th c.]
  • lambaste To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  • revile (ambitransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.
  • vituperate To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.

abuse — full definition

  1. noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
  2. noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
  3. verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
  4. verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.

lambaste — full definition

  1. verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  2. verb To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

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