267 entries under abuse topic. ×

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