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Abuse turns love into control, using power to harm instead of care for someone.
means To mistreat or exploit someone (or something), often through harmful words, actions, or power over them.
from From Latin 'abuti' — 'ab-' (away) plus 'uti' (to use) — meaning literally 'to use up' or 'use wrongly.' It passed through Old French 'abus' into English in the 1300s–1400s, first describing misuse of things, arguments, or privileges, before its meaning darkened to center on the mistreatment of people.
- definition shift
- pattern of control, not a single bad moment
- common myth
- always leaves bruises; usually leaves none
- core tactic
- isolation disguised as devotion
- legal lag
- emotional abuse rarely meets evidence standards