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abuse
noun as in wrong use
Strongest matches
corruption, crime, exploitation, injustice, misconduct, misdeed, misuse, offense, prostitution, wrongdoing
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debasement, delinquency, desecration, fault, misapplication, mishandling, mismanage, perversion, sin, wrong
noun as in physical hurting, injuring
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crime, damage, harm, injury, maltreatment, misdeed, offense, pollution, violation, wrongdoing
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noun as in verbal attack
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blame, castigation, censure, curse, curses, defamation, derision, hosing, insults, invective, knifing, libel, obloquy, opprobrium, put down, quinine, reproach, revilement, scolding, signifying, slander, swearing, tirade, upbraiding, vilification, vituperation
Weak matches
verb as in physically hurt or injure
verb as in use wrongly
verb as in attack with words
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backbite, bash, belittle, berate, calumniate, cap, castigate, decry, defame, derogate, discount, knock, minimize, nag, oppress, reproach, ride, scold, signify, slam, slap, smear, sound, trash, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, zing
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bad-mouth, blow off, cuss out, cut down, cut to the quick, do a number on, dump on, give a black eye, hurl brickbat, pick on, put down, rag on, rip up, run down, sling mud, swear at, tear apart
verb as in take advantage of
Example Sentences
But the line still can get fuzzy quickly; mainstream churches have had their own dark history of abuse and exploitation.
Following the sentencing, Monique McKevitt from the Crown Prosecution Service, described the attacks as "gross abuse of trust by a vicar" that traumatised the victim "for many years".
It also said it would act to "protect leaseholders from abuse and poor service at the hands of managing agents" and make it easier for homeowners to control how their developments are managed.
Joun concluded, based on a preliminary review of available evidence, that the federal action to cancel the grants was “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion” as well as “not in accordance with law.”
The dad is not violent, the mom is not an alcoholic, he’s not been abused or molested.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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