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brutality(cruelty, viciousness, savagery, crudity)
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bull
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coarseness(cruelty, brutality, viciousness, savagery, crudity)
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corruption(harm, waste, cruelty, brutality, viciousness)
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crudity(cruelty, brutality, viciousness, savagery)
1
cruel treatment(expression, harm, waste, corruption, misuse)
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desecration(harm, waste, corruption, misapplication, misappropriation)
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dissipation(harm, waste, corruption, misuse, wildness)
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distortion
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enallage
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error
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exploitation(harm, waste, corruption, misapplication, misappropriation)
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figure(noun, metaphor)
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figure of speech(expression, idiom)
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fluff
1
ill-treatment(harm, waste, corruption, misuse, wildness)
1
image(noun, metaphor)
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impropriety(cruelty, brutality, viciousness, savagery, crudity)
1
inhumanity(cruelty, brutality, viciousness, savagery, crudity)
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injury(harm, waste, corruption, misapplication, misappropriation)
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