8
abuse(noun, help, wrong, neglect, use)
6
misusage(noun, help, wrong, abuse, neglect)
5
misapplication(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
5
misappropriation(noun, wrong, abuse, misuse, stealing)
5
misuse(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
4
perversion(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
3
maltreatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, neglect)
3
mistreatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, neglect)
3
neglect(noun, exploitation, maltreatment)
2
abusing
2
debasement(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
2
desecration(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
2
ill-treating
2
ill-treatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, neglect)
2
maladministration(noun, misrule, mismanagement)
2
maltreating
2
misconduct(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
2
mismanagement(noun, abuse, misuse, misrule, maladministration)
2
misrule(noun, mismanagement, maladministration)
2
mistreating
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