missbruk
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish misbruk (“bad habit”). By surface analysis, miss- + bruk. Cognate of German Missbrauch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]missbruk n
- harmful or improper usage; abuse, misuse
- alkohol- och drogmissbruk
- alcohol and drug abuse
- maktmissbruk
- abuse of power
- (literally, “power abuse”)
- missbruk av allmänna medel
- misuse of public funds
- substance abuse
- kämpa med missbruk
- struggle with substance abuse [normally implied]
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | missbruk | missbruks |
definite | missbruket | missbrukets | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |