42 entries under misuse topic. ×

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abuse(noun, help, wrong, harm, neglect)
9
maltreatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
4
misuse(noun, wrong, abuse, waste, neglect)
4
violation(noun, abuse, violence, cruelty)
2
debasement(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
2
desecration(noun, wrong, abuse, harm, waste)
2
ill-use(noun, neglect, exploitation, maltreatment)
1
abusage(harm, waste, corruption, wildness)
1
catachresis(harm, waste, corruption, wildness)
1
cruel treatment(expression, harm, waste, corruption)
1
debauchery
1
degradation
1
despoiling
1
dissipation(harm, waste, corruption, wildness)
1
loss(noun, damage, harm, pain, suffering)
1
malapropism(harm, waste, corruption, wildness)
1
misemployment(harm, waste, corruption, wildness)
1
rough handling(noun, expression, harm, waste, corruption)
1
squandering(harm, waste, corruption, wildness)
1
waste(harm, corruption, wildness, misapplication)
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