missbrauchen

See also: mißbrauchen

German

Alternative forms

• mißbrauchen (deprecated)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈbʁaʊxən/, [mɪsˈbʁaʊxən], [-ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]

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• Hyphenation: miss‧brau‧chen

Verb

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

Further reading

• “missbrauchen” in Duden online