abusyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• abusion — obsolete
• abusiyon — superseded

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abusión (“abuse; absurdity; deception; superstition; catachresis”), from Latin abūsiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabusˈjon/ [ʔɐ.bʊˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔabusˈjon/ [ʔɐ.bʊsˈjon̪]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧bus‧yon

Noun

abusyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. superstition

   Synonyms: pamahiin, superstisyon, pahiim, tagalhi, pangatahuan, erehiya

Derived terms

• maabusyon
• mag-abusyon
• mapag-abusyon

Related terms

• abusada
• abusado
• abusera
• abusero
• abusibo
• abuso
• abuso de kumpiyansa
• uso

Further reading

• “abusyon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025