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издева́ться — meaning in English

izdevatsya

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English meaning

  • abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.

Senses

издева́ться 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.]
  • take the mickey (intransitive, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, idiom) To ridicule or mock.

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.
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