The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABUSES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Takes advantage of badly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABUSES | 100 % | 6 |
Why may ABUSES be the right solution?
The word "abuses" means to take advantage of someone or something in a harmful or unfair way. In this clue, "takes advantage of badly" indicates mistreatment or exploitation, which fits the definition of "abuses."
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Crossword Answer definitions
ABUSES noun- Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
- Misuse; improper use; perversion.
- A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
- Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
- Catachresis.
- Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
- Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.
- To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
- To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
- To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
- To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
- To violate; defile; to rape.
- Misrepresent; adulterate.
- To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
- Disuse.
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