abusion meaning (obsolete): definition, etymology and quotations

abusion

noun

UK /əˈbjuː.ʒn̩/ · US /əˈbju.ʒn̩/

Etymology From Middle English abusioun, from Old French abusion, from Latin abūsiō (“abuse, misuse”), from abūtor (“misuse”). Doublet of abusio.

Early, Modern, Obsolete Misuse, abuse; in particular, illegal behaviour; verbal, physical or sexual abuse.

Early, Modern, Obsolete Deceit; abuse of the truth.

Such tunges unhappy hath made great diviſion In realmes, in cities, by ſuche fals abuſion; Of fals fickil tunges ſuche cloked colluſionc. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.
[…] by those vgly formes weren pourtrayd, / Foolish delights and fond abusions, / Which do that sence besiege with light illusions.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC: