The phrase "abuse fails" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the ineffectiveness of abusive behavior or tactics, possibly in a psychological or social commentary.
Example: "In the long run, abuse fails to achieve its intended control over others and often leads to resistance."
Alternatives: "abuse is ineffective" or "abuse does not succeed".
This week in the magazine and online, Jane Mayer reports on how an internal effort to ban detainee 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.
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.
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.
Too often, I heard, they had major personality challenges, contributing little to family or society, and often facing lives of substance abuse, failed relationships and sometimes worse.
Experiments using both stimulant and non-stimulant drugs of abuse failed to detect any biases in this assay (Stuart et al., 2013; Figure 4) suggesting this test is specific to depression-related behaviour and not sensitive to drugs acting directly on reward pathways.
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.
