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hurt(verb, adjective, upset, beat, attack)
24
maltreat(verb, help, beat, attack, hurt)
23
distressed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
23
disturbed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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abuse(verb, help, beat, attack, hurt)
18
mistreat(verb, help, hurt, ruin, abuse)
17
afflicted(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
harmed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
injured(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
peeved(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
saddened(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
unhappy(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
woeful(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
wronged(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
16
misuse(verb, help, hurt, ruin, damage)
13
ill-use(verb, help, hurt, abuse, harm)
11
angry(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
11
ill-used(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
11
mishandle(verb, help, hurt, abuse, harm)
11
offended(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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