21
abuse(noun, help, wrong, damage, harm)
10
ill-treatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
7
mistreatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
7
misuse(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, harm)
6
injury(noun, damage, abuse, harm, waste)
6
oppression(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, harm)
6
outrage(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, breach)
6
persecution(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
5
punishment(noun, abuse, stick, reprimand, sentence)
5
violation(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, violence)
4
cruelty(noun, abuse, harm, violence, misery)
4
harm(noun, damage, abuse, waste, neglect)
4
ill use(noun, expression, waste, misapplication, misappropriation)
4
injustice(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, neglect)
4
misusage(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
4
violence(noun, damage, destruction, injury, cruelty)
3
atrocity
3
damage(noun, wrong, abuse, violence, breach)
3
debasement(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
3
desecration(noun, wrong, harm, waste, neglect)
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