15
misappropriation(noun, wrong, abuse, waste, fraud)
13
misuse(noun, ruin, wrong, abuse, waste)
10
abuse(noun, wrong, neglect, use, fault)
9
embezzlement
9
misusage(noun, wrong, abuse, harm, waste)
9
peculation
8
defalcation
8
misemployment(noun, abuse, harm, waste, corruption)
7
perversion(noun, wrong, abuse, harm, waste)
5
mishandling(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
4
catachresis(harm, waste, corruption, misinterpretation, misappropriation)
4
fault(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, confusion)
4
misapprehension(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
4
misconduct(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
4
misinterpretation(noun, neglect, confusion, fault, lapse)
4
misunderstanding(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
4
sin(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
4
wrong(noun, abuse, neglect, fault, misuse)
3
debasement(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
3
desecration(noun, wrong, abuse, harm, waste)
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