33
abuse(noun, verb, take, help, attack)
23
misapply(verb, take, ruin, abuse, blow)
17
misapplication(noun, ruin, wrong, abuse, waste)
16
maltreat(verb, help, attack, hurt, ruin)
16
mistreat(verb, help, hurt, wrong, abuse)
15
pervert(noun, verb, turn, correct, abuse)
14
perversion(noun, wrong, abuse, waste, neglect)
13
misemploy(verb, ruin, abuse, blow, harm)
12
harm(noun, verb, attack, hurt, ruin)
12
ill-treat(verb, help, hurt, ruin, damage)
11
misappropriate(verb, take, abuse, appropriate, steal)
11
waste(noun, verb, go, ruin, destroy)
10
ill-use(noun, verb, help, hurt, abuse)
10
misappropriation(noun, wrong, abuse, waste, fraud)
10
mistreatment(noun, wrong, abuse, waste, neglect)
10
misusage(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, cruelty)
9
desecrate(verb, wrong, abuse, harm, scorn)
9
exploit(verb, abuse, mistreat, wrongly)
9
injure(verb, attack, hurt, ruin, dismiss)
9
mishandle(verb, help, hurt, ruin, abuse)
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