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- Thesaurus|304
- Abbreviations|0
| misuse(noun, abuse, waste, cruelty, application) | |
| misusage(harm, waste, corruption, cruelty, brutality) | |
| abuse | |
| barbarism(noun, harm, waste, speech, corruption) | |
| malapropism(harm, waste, corruption, cruelty, misuse) | |
| metaphor(noun, metaphor) | |
| misapplication(harm, waste, corruption, misinterpretation, misappropriation) | |
| solecism(harm, waste, corruption, cruelty, brutality) | |
| allegory(noun, metaphor) | |
| gloss | |
| misapprehension | |
| misconstruction | |
| misunderstanding | |
| perversion(harm, waste, corruption, misapplication, misappropriation) | |
| simile | |
| abusage(harm, waste, corruption, misuse, wildness) | |
| adumbration | |
| apologue | |
| application | |
| barbarity(noun, cruelty, brutality, viciousness, savagery) |
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