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obrazić — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
  • insult verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
  • offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
  • vituperate verb To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.

Senses

obrazić 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.]
  • insult (transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]
  • offend (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
  • vituperate (intransitive) To use abusive or harsh words.

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.

insult — full definition

  1. verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
  2. noun A rude remark or action meant to offend someone.

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