15
maltreat(verb, help, hurt, abuse, harm)
14
abuse(noun, verb, help, hurt, harm)
13
mistreat(verb, help, hurt, abuse, harm)
12
ill-treat(verb, help, hurt, abuse, harm)
10
misuse(noun, verb, help, hurt, abuse)
6
injure
5
manhandle
4
harm(verb, abuse, neglect, mistreat, maltreat)
4
mishandle(verb, help, hurt, abuse)
4
molest(verb, abuse, harm, exploit, mistreat)
4
outrage(abuse, harm, exploit, mistreat, maltreat)
3
maltreatment(noun, abuse, neglect, punishment, misuse)
3
maul(verb, abuse, harm, exploit, mistreat)
3
take advantage of(verb, expression, idiom, exploit)
3
violation(noun, misuse)
2
brutalize(verb, abuse, harm, exploit, mistreat)
2
damage
2
debasement(noun, neglect, misuse, exploitation, maltreatment)
2
desecrate(verb, abuse, exploit, misuse, mistreat)
2
desecration(noun, neglect, misuse, exploitation, maltreatment)
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