"abusage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈbjuːsɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abusage.wav Forms: abusages [plural]
Etymology: From abuse + -age. First appeared in Middle English, c. 1450–1475, meaning “sexual misconduct”: cf. abuse (“forcing of undesired sexual activity”). Later in the 16th century, a general synonym of abuse. The word was partly repopularized after the appearance of a grammar titled Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English in 1942. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|abuse|age}} abuse + -age, {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abusage (countable and uncountable, plural abusages)
  1. (uncommon) Synonym of abuse. Tags: countable, uncommon, uncountable Synonyms: abuse [synonym, synonym-of]

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