the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person; ill usage.
Word Usage
"The consequences of their abusiveness are frequently catastrophic—nearly as devastating as when a parent tells a child that he or she is unloved and unwanted."