abusiveness

abusiveness

English

Etymology

abusive +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbjuː.sɪv.nəs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbju.sɪv.nəs/

Noun

abusiveness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. [First attested in the mid 17^th century.][1]
   • 1633, George Herbert, The Temple:

     Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground, Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness

Translations

the quality of being abusive

Polish: abuzywność f (in law) Portuguese: abusividade (pt) f

References

1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abusiveness”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.