missbruk

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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. abuse (harmful or improper usage)
  2. substance abuse

Declension

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

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