abusenoun
She described the physical abuse she had suffered at the hands of her husband.
Heavy fines were introduced to combat the rising tide of verbal and physical abuse being directed at match officials.
Teachers are required to report any suspected physical abuse of their students by parents or carers to the state.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Treating people or animals badly
a raw dealidiom
abuser
anti-harassment
at the hands of someoneidiom
batten
batten on someone
hit someone where it hurtsidiom
ill-treat
ill-treatment
ill-used
impose
prey on something
put someone through something
put upon
reduce
uncared for
use
victimization
victimize
victimology