missbruk

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish misbruk (bad habit). By surface analysis, miss- +‎ bruk. Cognate of German Missbrauch.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ʉːk

Noun

missbruk n

  1. 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
    1. substance abuse
      kämpa med missbruk
      struggle with substance abuse [normally implied]

Declension

Declension of missbruk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite missbruk missbruks
definite missbruket missbrukets
plural indefinite
definite

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