6
abusing(verb, wronging, misusing)
4
misusing(verb, misusing)
3
ill-treating(verb, misusing)
3
maltreat
2
battering
2
brutalizing
2
ill-using(verb, misusing)
2
manhandling
2
mishandling
2
mistreat
2
mistreating
2
wronging(verb, wronging)
1
committing(verb, wronging)
1
damaging
1
debasing(verb, misusing)
1
debauching(verb, misusing)
1
defiling(verb, misusing)
1
degrading(verb, misusing)
1
desecrating(verb, misusing)
1
despoiling(verb, misusing)
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