The phrase "abuse failed" is grammatically correct but may lack clarity without context.
It can be used in situations where an attempt to address or manage abuse has not been successful.
Example: "Despite numerous interventions, the efforts to curb the issue of bullying in the school showed that abuse failed to be adequately addressed."
Alternatives: "mistreatment unsuccessful" or "abuse unaddressed".
This week in the magazine and online, Jane Mayer reports on how an internal effort to ban detainee abuse failed.
In New Hampshire, an attempt to add sexual reassignment therapy as a definition of child abuse failed.
There are plenty on so-called "expected" losses, such as predictable levels of credit-card abuse, failed trades, even petty fraud.
By Alberto Mora This week in the magazine and online, Jane Mayer reports on how an internal effort to ban detainee abuse failed.
More than 9 out of 10 physicians who were asked to diagnose symptoms typical of early alcohol abuse failed to recognize the problem in patients, a study by a leading substance-abuse center has found.
Hers was a life plagued by substance abuse, failed romances and financial instability, yet her multiple talents won her Oscars, Grammys, a Golden Globe and a Tony award, and she remains an icon almost 40 years after her death.
When his swearing and abuse fail to get him thrown out of school so he can go back to his corner dealing he shouts at his teachers: "I know the rules.
One is the story of how severe physical, mental, and sexual abuse fails to derail the loving spirit and aspirations of one "precious" soul.
Some unpleasant ones: "abusing," "failed" and "hostile".
China's brutal suppression of protests in Tibet and other ongoing human rights abuses failed to spoil the party.
This administration has severely weaken or eliminated numerous clean air and water provisions, removed countless animal and habitat protections, allowed deforestation and drilling in areas previously protected from such abuses, failed to provide any meaningful leadership (and in many cases drastically reducing funding) towards the development of sustainable energy — and the list goes on and on.
