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Originally Posted by Angela  Abuse:
1. to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
2. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one's eyesight.
3. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign.
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Ah-ha... I get it now. I think I didn't want to agree with the "abusive" title because if her husband is abusive for his behavior, then that would mean my boyfriend is too, since he does the same thing. I just didn't want to admit that I guess.
I was thinking that it's only abuse if the person is attacking you directly, and not other people. But being around someone who insults others is definitely abusive to my positive feelings.