15
defilement(noun, violence, deterioration, trash, cruelty)
15
vituperation(noun, attack, hit, praise, slight)
14
berate(verb, charge, attack, sound, criticize)
14
censure(noun, verb, charge, attack, slight)
14
manhandle(verb, beat, hurt, hit, push)
14
pervert(noun, verb, ruin, turn, correct)
14
reproach(noun, verb, charge, attack, sound)
14
torture(noun, verb, upset, trouble, cut)
14
vilify(verb, attack, sound, dismiss, slight)
13
scold(verb, charge, attack, sound, criticize)
13
attack(noun, verb, charge, beat, slight)
13
curse(noun, verb, upset, attack, criticize)
13
defile(verb, break, hurt, ruin, wrong)
13
desecrate(verb, hurt, wrong, twist, spoil)
13
invective(noun, attack, hit, praise, slight)
13
libel(noun, verb, upset, attack, hurt)
13
malign(verb, adjective, bad, attack, dismiss)
13
mishandle(verb, help, beat, hurt, ruin)
13
oppress(verb, attack, hurt, dismiss, correct)
13
vilification(noun, attack, slight, scorn, shame)
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