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In literary usage, the term “abusion” functions as a multifaceted expression denoting acts of misuse, deception, and disgrace. It is often employed to illustrate the perversion or falsification of dignity, as when a soldier’s honor is tarnished by false representation [1], or when rhetoric devolves into misleading language that ultimately leads to ruin [2]. At times, the word conveys a sense of scandal or moral confusion, suggesting that certain words or actions, when wrongly applied, strip their subjects of inherent worth [3, 4]. Moreover, “abusion” is linked with deceitful behavior that culminates in disarray or ambiguity, emphasizing the inevitable downfall that accompanies such misapplication [5, 6].
  1. Shame light on him, that through so false illusion Doth turne the name of souldiers to abusion, 220
    — from The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 by Edmund Spenser
  2. And by and by I will send one, which for your abusion, Shall lead you to the place of execution.
    — from A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03
  3. Here maye we soone perceyue that by abusion wee take wordes that be somwhat nye, whych property do belong to vnlyke thinges.
    — from A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes by Richard Sherry
  4. 990; deceit, B 214; Abusion, a shameful thing, scandal, T. iv.
    — from Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes by Geoffrey Chaucer
  5. ( A- 2 .) Abusioun , sb. deceit, S2, C3.—OF. abusion (Cotg.).
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  6. And useth such abusion That in the conclusion He cometh to confusion, Perceive the cause why, To tell the truth plainly He is so ambitious
    — from The Reformation and the Renaissance (1485-1547)Second Edition

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