Collocations with Abuse-3

(Abuse (noun

insulting words

ADJECTIVE

verbal – personal, racial (especially BrE), racist –

PHRASES

heap abuse on sb/sth –

.Abuse and scorn were heaped on the proposals

a target for abuse, a target of abuse –

.The team who lost became a target of abuse for angry fans

a term of abuse –

.Calling someone stupid is definitely a term of abuse

OF ABUSE …

 stream, torrent –

He was subjected to a torrent of personal abuse

VERB + ABUSE

happen, occur, take place

 hurl, scream, shout, shower sb with, subject sb to – endure –

.They had to endure continual racist abuse