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

Declension

Declension of missbruk 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative missbruk missbruket — —
Genitive missbruks missbrukets — —

Derived terms

References

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