How do you say “abuse” in Vietnamese?

“Abuse” in Vietnamese is lạm dụng (to overuse or to abuse), lăng mạ (to revile), chửi (to insult).

Vietnamese words for “abuse”

• lạm dụngListenverb
  Hanoi [laːm˧˨ʔ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [laːm˨˩˨ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]lạm heavy dụng heavy

  to overuse or to abuse; to abuse

  for “abuse” meaning: To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

  • Vị vua đã lạm dụng quyền hành.The king abused his power.
• lăng mạListenverb
  Hanoi [laŋ˧˧ maː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [laŋ˧˧ maː˨˩˨]lăng level mạ heavy

  to revile; to abuse; to insult

• chửiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɨj˧˩] · Saigon [cɨj˨˩˦]chửi dipping

  to insult; to abuse; to curse

Related Vietnamese words

• dứcListenverb

  to deride; to abuse; to insult

• mạt sátListenverb

  to insult; to abuse

• ngược đãiListenverb

  to mistreat; to abuse

• hủ tụcListennoun

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.