The player received a yellow card for his abuse of the referee.

abuse 是名词，由动词 abuse 派生而来。动词 abuse 由前缀 ab-（表示"偏离、错误"）和词根 use（使用）组成，本义是"错误使用"，引申为"滥用、虐待、辱骂"等含义。在句中指"辱骂"的行为。